וְ/הָ֣/עַרְבִ֔ים
𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌
vehaarevim
and the Arabs
or עַרְבִי; patrial from עֲרָב; an Arabian or inhabitant of Arab (i.e. Arabia); Arabian.
H6163
2 Chronicles 21:16 · Word #8
Lexicon H6163
| Lemma | עֲרָבִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉 |
| Transliteration | ʻĂrâbîy |
| Strong's | H6163 |
| In-context | and the Arabs |
Morphology HC/Td/Ngmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin) |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H6163-02
and the Arabian desert-dwellers
| Root | ערב (ʿ-r-b) |
| Core Meanings | mixture, mingling, desert-steppe, evening, west |
| Semantic Range | Arabians, inhabitants of the desert-steppe, nomadic tribes of Arabia; by extension, peoples dwelling east or south of Israel in arid regions. |
| Conceptual Significance | The term identifies neighboring desert peoples often interacting with Israel through trade, alliance, or conflict. It situates Israel within a broader Near Eastern world and evokes the cultural and geographical contrast between settled agrarian life and nomadic desert society. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ ("and") + definite article הָ + masculine plural gentilic noun עַרְבִים in the absolute state; no pronominal suffix. The form is masculine plural (Ngmpa). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עֲרָבִי is a gentilic derived from עֲרָב (Arabia, desert-steppe), itself from the root ערב, associated with mixture and the steppe regions. "Arabian desert-dwellers" preserves the geographical and ethnic sense tied to the root, while the plural "dwellers" reflects the masculine plural absolute form with the definite article and prefixed conjunction ("and the"). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ערב (mixture, mingling, desert-steppe, evening, west)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6148-01 |
arav | he intermingled |
H6160-01 |
aravah | barren-steppe |
H6153-01 |
arev | mingled dusk |
H6149-01 |
arevah | she was pleasant |
H6148-02 |
areveni | Stand as surety for me |
H6155-01 |
arevey | willows of |
H6160-02 |
arevot | arid-plains of |
H6157-01 |
arov | a swarming-mass |
H6160-03 |
baaravah | in the arid-plain |
H6153-02 |
baarev | in the mingling dusk |
H6152-01 |
baerav | in ʿArav (the Arid-Land) |
H6153-03 |
baerev | in the mingling-dusk |
H6160-04 |
bearevot | in the desert-plains of |
H6153-04 |
beerev | in the mingling dusk |
H6153-05 |
erev | mingling-time |
H6160-05 |
haaravah | the arid steppe |
H6153-06 |
haarebayim | the two dusks |
H6153-07 |
haarev | the mingling-dusk |
H6164-01 |
haarevati | the Arabahite (man of the desert-plain) |
H6163-01 |
haarevi | the Desert-Arab man |
|
haarevim | the steppe-Arab men |
H6162-01 |
haeravon | the exchange-pledge |
H6153-08 |
haerev | the mingling dusk |
H6158-01 |
haorevim | the dusky ravens |
H8594-01 |
hataaruvot | the surety-pledges |
H6157-02 |
hearov | the mingled swarm |
H6148-03 |
hitearev | you have pledged yourself as surety |
H6160-06 |
kaaravah | like the arid plain |
H6155-02 |
kaaravim | like interwoven willows |
H6158-02 |
kaorev | a dusk-dark raven |
H6153-09 |
laarev | at the dusk-mingling |
H6148-04 |
laarov | to engage in exchange |
H6153-10 |
laerev | at the mingling dusk |
H4628-01 |
lamaarav | to the sunset-region |
H4627-01 |
maaravekhe | your trade-goods |
H4628-02 |
maeravah | westward (toward the sunset-region) |
H6151-01 |
mearav | mingled (one) |
H6153-11 |
meerev | from dusk-mingling |
H4628-03 |
mimaarav | from the sunset-west |
H6151-02 |
mitearav | one mingling himself |
H6159-01 |
orev | Raven (masculine singular name) |
H6148-05 |
titearav | you will intermingle yourself |
H4628-04 |
umimaarav | and from the sunset-west |
H6160-07 |
uvaaravah | and in the barren-plain |
H6153-12 |
uvaerev | and in the dusk-mingling |
H6160-08 |
vaaravah | and a barren-steppe |
H6153-13 |
vaerev | in the mingling dusk |
H6149-02 |
vearevah | and she became pleasant |
H6160-09 |
vehaaravah | and the arid-plain |
H6153-14 |
vehaerev | and the mingling-dusk |
H6158-03 |
vehaorevim | and the dark-hued ravens |
H6153-15 |
velaarev | and to the mingling-dusk |
H6153-16 |
velaerev | and to the mingling dusk |
H4628-05 |
velamaarav | and to the sunset-west |
H6148-06 |
veorevey | and the barterers of |
Word Usage (10 occurrences of H6163)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 13:20 | עֲרָבִ֔י | aravi | Arab |
| Jeremiah 3:2 | כַּ/עֲרָבִ֖י | kaaravi | like an Arab |
| Nehemiah 2:19 | הָֽ/עַרְבִ֔י | haarevi | the Arab |