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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עָרַב H6150
Pronunciation ʿārab
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 It and evening 1× 1 Samuel 17:16
to a close 1× Judges 19:9
turns to gloom 1× Isaiah 24:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 19:9
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב 1x wə·ha·‘ă·rêḇ 1 Samuel 17:16
לַעֲרֹ֗ב 1x la·‘ă·rōḇ Judges 19:9
עָֽרְבָה֙ 1x ‘ā·rə·ḇāh Isaiah 24:11
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 1x 1 Samuel 17:16
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Judges 19:9
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 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 definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 1
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect Isa 24:11 1×
Word Origins
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