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עֲרָבָה

A desert ; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea

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עֲרָבָהH6160
Pronunciationʿărābāh

What does עֲרָבָה (ʿărābāh) mean in the Bible?

עֲרָבָה (ʿărābāh): Arid wilderness or valley, especially the Jordan rift—place of Israel's wilderness wandering and testing.

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Questions this entry answers

What does עֲרָבָה (ʿărābāh) mean in the Bible?

עֲרָבָה (ʿărābāh): Arid wilderness or valley, especially the Jordan rift—place of Israel's wilderness wandering and testing.

How does the BSB render H6160?

The BSB source-word alignment has 60 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Arabah (8), of the Arabah (7), on the plains (7), in the Arabah (6), in the plains (5).

Where does עֲרָבָה (ʿărābāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 22:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (13), Deuteronomy (10), Jeremiah (9), Numbers (9).

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 Arabah8×Deuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 8:14, Joshua 11:16, Joshua 12:1
of the Arabah7×Deuteronomy 3:17, Deuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 3:16, Joshua 12:3
on the plains7×Numbers 26:63, Numbers 33:48, Numbers 33:50, Numbers 35:1
in the Arabah6×Deuteronomy 1:1, Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 3:17, Deuteronomy 11:30
in the plains5×Numbers 22:1, Deuteronomy 34:8, 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 39:5
in the desert4×Isaiah 35:6, Isaiah 40:3, Isaiah 41:19, Jeremiah 17:6
the plains2×Numbers 31:12, Joshua 4:13
and a desert1×Jeremiah 50:12
and arid1×Jeremiah 51:43
and her desert1×Isaiah 51:3
And there on the plains1×Numbers 33:49
as well as the Arabah1×Joshua 12:3
at the fords1×2 Samuel 17:16
Beth-arabah1×Joshua 18:18
from the Arabah1×Deuteronomy 2:8
from the desert1×Jeremiah 5:6
from the plains1×Deuteronomy 34:1
into a plain1×Zechariah 14:10
into the valley1×Joshua 18:18
like a desert1×Isaiah 33:9
of deserts1×Jeremiah 2:6
on the clouds1×Psalms 68:4
So on the plains1×Numbers 26:3
the desert1×Isaiah 35:1
the wasteland1×Job 24:5
the wilderness1×Job 39:6
through the Arabah1×2 Samuel 2:29
to the Arabah1×Jeremiah 39:4
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 22:1בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתtoin the plainsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructNumbers 26:3בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תtoSo on the plainsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructNumbers 26:63בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תtoon the plainsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructNumbers 31:12עַֽרְבֹ֣תtothe plainsNoun - feminine plural constructNumbers 33:48בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תtoon the plainsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructNumbers 33:49בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖תtoAnd there on the plainsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructNumbers 33:50בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תtoOn the plainsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructNumbers 35:1בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תtoon the plainsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructNumbers 36:13בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תtoon the plainsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructDeuteronomy 1:1בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩toin the ArabahPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowNumbers 22:1
Aligned rows60
Books represented13
Numbers9Deuteronomy10Joshua131 Samuel12 Samuel32 Kings3Job2Psalms1Isaiah6Jeremiah9Ezekiel1Amos1Zechariah1
Source forms
בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת7xbə·‘ar·ḇōṯNumbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 33:48, Numbers 33:50
בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת4xbə·‘ar·ḇō·wṯNumbers 22:1, Joshua 13:32, 2 Samuel 17:16, Jeremiah 39:5
הָעֲרָבָ֑ה3xhā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhDeuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 11:16, 2 Kings 14:25
הָעֲרָבָֽה׃3xhā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh2 Kings 25:4, Jeremiah 39:4, Jeremiah 52:7
בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה2xbā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh1 Samuel 23:24, Isaiah 40:3
בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה2xbā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh2 Samuel 2:29, Jeremiah 17:6
הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה2xhā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhJoshua 8:14, Ezekiel 47:8
הָעֲרָבָ֖ה2xhā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhJoshua 12:1, 2 Samuel 4:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular17xDeuteronomy 2:8, Deuteronomy 3:17, Deuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 3:16
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct15xNumbers 22:1, Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 33:48
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular9xDeuteronomy 1:1, Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 11:30, 1 Samuel 23:24
Noun - feminine singular4xJob 24:5, Job 39:6, Isaiah 35:1, Jeremiah 2:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2xJeremiah 50:12, Jeremiah 51:43
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xDeuteronomy 3:17, Joshua 12:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xJoshua 11:2, Joshua 12:8
Noun - feminine plural construct2xNumbers 31:12, Joshua 4:13
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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