What does עֵרֶב (ʿēreb) mean in the Bible?
עֵרֶב (ʿēreb): Movement from textile structure (woof threads) to social mixing; often denotes foreigners or non-Israelites within Israel.
Hebrew · H6154
עֵרֶב
The web (or transverse threads of cloth); also a mixture , (or mongrel race)
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עֵרֶב H6154
Pronunciation ʿēreb
What does עֵרֶב (ʿēreb) mean in the Bible?
עֵרֶב (ʿēreb): Movement from textile structure (woof threads) to social mixing; often denotes foreigners or non-Israelites within Israel.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6154?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include knit (9), And a mixed (1), of foreign descent (1), of the mixed tribes (1), the foreigners (1).
Where does עֵרֶב (ʿēreb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 12:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (9), Jeremiah (3), Exodus (1), Ezekiel (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 knit 9× Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus 13:49, Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 13:52
And a mixed 1× Exodus 12:38
of foreign descent 1× Nehemiah 13:3
of the mixed tribes 1× Jeremiah 25:24
the foreigners 1× Jeremiah 50:37
the mixed tribes 1× Jeremiah 25:20
the various peoples 1× Ezekiel 30:5
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 12:38 עֵ֥רֶב to And a mixed Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:48 בְעֵ֔רֶב to knit Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:49 בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ to knit Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:51 בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ to knit Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:52 הָעֵ֗רֶב to knit Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:53 בָעֵ֑רֶב to knit Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:56 הָעֵֽרֶב׃ to knit Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:57 בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ to knit Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:58 הָעֵ֜רֶב to knit Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 13:59 הָעֵ֔רֶב to knit Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 12:38
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 Leviticus 9 Nehemiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בָעֵ֙רֶב֙ 3x ḇā·‘ê·reḇ Leviticus 13:49, Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 13:57
הָעֶ֔רֶב 2x hā·‘e·reḇ Jeremiah 25:20, Jeremiah 25:24
בְעֵ֔רֶב 1x ḇə·‘ê·reḇ Leviticus 13:48
בָעֵ֑רֶב 1x ḇā·‘ê·reḇ Leviticus 13:53
הָעֵ֗רֶב 1x hā·‘ê·reḇ Leviticus 13:52
הָעֵ֜רֶב 1x hā·‘ê·reḇ Leviticus 13:58
הָעֵ֔רֶב 1x hā·‘ê·reḇ Leviticus 13:59
הָעֶ֛רֶב 1x hā·‘e·reḇ Jeremiah 50:37
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 8x Leviticus 13:52, Leviticus 13:56, Leviticus 13:58, Leviticus 13:59
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Leviticus 13:49, Leviticus 13:51, Leviticus 13:53, Leviticus 13:57
Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 12:38, Nehemiah 13:3
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 13:48
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Movement from textile structure (woof threads) to social mixing; often denotes foreigners or non-Israelites within Israel.
Source Gloss
the web (or transverse threads of cloth); also a mixture , (or mongrel race)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Movement from textile structure (woof threads) to social mixing; often denotes foreigners or non-Israelites within Israel.
the web (or transverse threads of cloth); also a mixture, (or mongrel race) BDB: mixture Usage: Arabia, mingled people, mixed (multitude), woof.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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