מַעֲרָב
ma.a.rav
“west”
Definition
the west (as a region of the evening sun)
or (feminine) מַעֲרָבָה; from H6150 (עָרַב), in the sense of shading;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַעֲרָב appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah.There were guards stationed at every watch.
From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
It was Hezekiah who blocked the upper outlet of the Spring of Gihon and channeled it down to the west side of the City of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all that he did.
As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
so that all may know,from where the sun rises to where it sets,that there is none but Me;I am the LORD, and there is no other.
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