What does עָרָב mean in the Bible?
עָרָב is a Hebrew word meaning "a willow (from the use of osiers as wattles)".
Hebrew · H6155
עָרָב
A willow (from the use of osiers as wattles)
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עָרָב H6155
What does עָרָב mean in the Bible?
עָרָב is a Hebrew word meaning "a willow (from the use of osiers as wattles)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6155?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the willows (2), and of willows (1), like willows (1), of the Willows (1).
Where does עָרָב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 23:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Job (1), Leviticus (1), Psalms (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 the willows 2× Job 40:22, Psalms 137:2
and of willows 1× Leviticus 23:40
like willows 1× Isaiah 44:4
of the Willows 1× Isaiah 15:7
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 23:40 וְעַרְבֵי־ to and of willows Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Job 40:22 עַרְבֵי־ to the willows Noun - feminine plural construct Psalms 137:2 עֲרָבִ֥ים to the willows Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 15:7 הָעֲרָבִ֖ים to of the Willows Article | Noun - feminine plural Isaiah 44:4 כַּעֲרָבִ֖ים to like willows Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 23:40
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Leviticus 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2
Source forms
הָעֲרָבִ֖ים 1x hā·‘ă·rā·ḇîm Isaiah 15:7
וְעַרְבֵי־ 1x wə·‘ar·ḇê- Leviticus 23:40
כַּעֲרָבִ֖ים 1x ka·‘ă·rā·ḇîm Isaiah 44:4
עַרְבֵי־ 1x ‘ar·ḇê- Job 40:22
עֲרָבִ֥ים 1x ‘ă·rā·ḇîm Psalms 137:2
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 15:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Leviticus 23:40
Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 137:2
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Job 40:22
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural 1x Isaiah 44:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a willow (from the use of osiers as wattles)
Source Gloss
a willow (from the use of osiers as wattles)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a willow (from the use of osiers as wattles) BDB: poplar Usage: willow.
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