What does עָרֵב mean in the Bible?
עָרֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "to be agreeable".
Hebrew · H6149
עָרֵב
To be agreeable
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עָרֵב H6149
What does עָרֵב mean in the Bible?
עָרֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "to be agreeable".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6149?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include please (2), be pleasing (1), had been most pleasant (1), is sweet (1), will be sweet (1).
Where does עָרֵב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 104:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Proverbs (2), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It please 2× Jeremiah 6:20, Hosea 9:4
be pleasing 1× Psalms 104:34
had been most pleasant 1× Jeremiah 31:26
is sweet 1× Proverbs 13:19
will be sweet 1× Proverbs 3:24
will please 1× Malachi 3:4
you found pleasure 1× Ezekiel 16:37
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 104:34 יֶעֱרַ֣ב to be pleasing Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 3:24 וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה to will be sweet Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Proverbs 13:19 תֶּעֱרַ֣ב to is sweet Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Jeremiah 6:20 עָ֥רְבוּ to please Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Jeremiah 31:26 עָ֥רְבָה to had been most pleasant Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Ezekiel 16:37 עָרַ֣בְתְּ to you found pleasure Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Hosea 9:4 יֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ to please Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Malachi 3:4 וְעָֽרְבָה֙ to will please Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 104:34
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה 1x wə·‘ā·rə·ḇāh Proverbs 3:24
וְעָֽרְבָה֙ 1x wə·‘ā·rə·ḇāh Malachi 3:4
יֶעֱרַ֣ב 1x ye·‘ĕ·raḇ Psalms 104:34
יֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ 1x ye·‘er·ḇū- Hosea 9:4
עָ֥רְבָה 1x ‘ā·rə·ḇāh Jeremiah 31:26
עָ֥רְבוּ 1x ‘ā·rə·ḇū Jeremiah 6:20
עָרַ֣בְתְּ 1x ‘ā·raḇt Ezekiel 16:37
תֶּעֱרַ֣ב 1x ṯe·‘ĕ·raḇ Proverbs 13:19
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 2x Proverbs 3:24, Malachi 3:4
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 13:19
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Hosea 9:4
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 104:34
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:37
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Jeremiah 6:20
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 31:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to be agreeable
Source Gloss
to be agreeable
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to be agreeable BDB: be sweet Usage: be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Perfect Ezek 16:37 · Jer 6:20 · Jer 31:26 3×
Imperfect Prov 13:19 · Ps 104:34 2×
Word Origins
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain