Orev עֹרֵב
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| עֹרֵב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | orev |
| Strong's number | H6158 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | raven |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (2) |
Orev (Hebrew עֹרֵב, Strong's H6158) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “raven”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
raven
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | raven (6), ravens (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | raven (6), ravens (3), may the ravens (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Orev, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 8:7And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
Leviticus
- Leviticus 11:15Every raven after his kind;any kind of raven,
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 14:14And every raven after his kind,any kind of raven,
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 17:4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
- 1 Kings 17:6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
Job
- Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
Psalms
- Psalm 147:9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 5:11His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 34:11But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).