עָרַב
a.rav
“to grow dark”
Definition
to grow dusky at sundown
a primitive root (rather identical with H6148 (עָרַב) through the idea of covering with a texture);
- to become evening, grow dark 1a) (Qal) to become evening, grow dark 1b) (Hiphil) to spend the evening, do at evening
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עָרַב appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
In the streets they cry out for wine.All joy turns to gloom;rejoicing is exiled from the land.
When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”
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