What does עָרַב (ʿārab) mean in the Bible?
עָרַב (ʿārab): Temporal transition from daylight to darkness, marking evening's threshold rather than full night's arrival
Hebrew · H6150
עָרַב
To grow dusky at sundown
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עָרַבH6150
Pronunciationʿārab
What does עָרַב (ʿārab) mean in the Bible?
עָרַב (ʿārab): Temporal transition from daylight to darkness, marking evening's threshold rather than full night's arrival
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6150?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and evening (1), to a close (1), turns to gloom (1).
Where does עָרַב (ʿārab) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 19:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), Isaiah (1), Judges (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 Itand evening1×1 Samuel 17:16
to a close1×Judges 19:9
turns to gloom1×Isaiah 24:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJudges 19:9
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Judges11 Samuel1Isaiah1
Source forms
וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב1xwə·ha·‘ă·rêḇ1 Samuel 17:16
לַעֲרֹ֗ב1xla·‘ă·rōḇJudges 19:9
עָֽרְבָה֙1x‘ā·rə·ḇāhIsaiah 24:11
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute1x1 Samuel 17:16
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xJudges 19:9
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular1xIsaiah 24:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Temporal transition from daylight to darkness, marking evening's threshold rather than full night's arrival
Source Gloss
to grow dusky at sundown
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Temporal transition from daylight to darkness, marking evening's threshold rather than full night's arrival
to grow dusky at sundown BDB: become evening Usage: be darkened, (toward) evening.
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 groups1Aligned forms1
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
PerfectIsa 24:111×