מְ֠אָֽרְבִים
𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌
mearevim
ambushes
a primitive root; to lurk; (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
2 Chronicles 20:22 · Word #7
Lexicon H693
| Lemma | אָרַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤓𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʼârab |
| Strong's | H693 |
| In-context | ambushes |
Morphology HVprmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H693-06
ambush-layers
| Root | ארב (ʾ-r-b) |
| Core Meanings | to lurk, lie in wait, ambush, set an ambush |
| Semantic Range | to lie in wait, to lurk secretly, to set an ambush, to plot harm from concealment, ambushers |
| Conceptual Significance | This term evokes deliberate, concealed hostility—often associated with treachery, violence, or unjust schemes. In biblical narrative and poetry, ambush-layers represent hidden threats and moral corruption, contrasting with righteousness and open conduct. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil active participle, masculine plural (מְאָרְבִים). The Hiphil stem conveys a causative or active sense: those who set or establish an ambush. The plural ending -ים marks masculine plural agents. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a masculine plural active participle in the Hiphil stem, indicating those who are actively setting or causing an ambush. "Ambush-layers" preserves the concrete imagery of the root ארב (to lie in wait) while clearly reflecting the masculine plural participial form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ארב (to lurk, lie in wait, ambush, set an ambush)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H693-01 |
araveti | I lay in ambush |
H696-01 |
arebo | his lying-in-wait |
H693-02 |
arevu | they lay in ambush |
H699-01 |
arubot | latticed-openings |
H699-02 |
baarubot | in the lattice-openings |
H693-03 |
erav | he lay in ambush |
H3993-01 |
hamaerav | the lying-in-wait place |
H693-04 |
haorev | the one lying-in-wait |
H693-05 |
leorev | to one lying-in-ambush |
|
orev | lurking-one |
H693-07 |
orevim | ambushers (masculine plural) |
H693-08 |
teerov | she lies in ambush / you (ms) are to lie in ambush |
H699-03 |
vaarubot | and the lattice-openings of |
H693-09 |
vayeerevu | and they lay in ambush |
H693-10 |
vayeerov | and he lay in ambush |
H693-11 |
vehaorev | and the one lying-in-ambush |
H693-12 |
veorev | and a lurking one |
H693-13 |
yeerov | he lies in ambush |
H693-14 |
yeerovu | they will lie-in-ambush |
Word Usage (41 occurrences of H693)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 19:11 | וְ/אָ֤רַב | vearav | and lies in wait |
| Joshua 8:2 | אֹרֵ֛ב | orev | an ambush |
| Joshua 8:4 | אֹרְבִ֤ים | orevim | liers in wait |