מֵ/עֶ֣רֶב
𐤌/𐤏𐤓𐤁
meerev
from evening
from עָרַב; dusk; [phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.
Numbers 9:21 · Word #5
Lexicon H6153
| Lemma | עֶרֶב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤓𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʻereb |
| Strong's | H6153 |
| In-context | from evening |
Morphology HR/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H6153-11
from dusk-mingling
| Root | ערב (ʿ-r-b) |
| Core Meanings | mixing, mingling, interweaving, becoming dark, pledging |
| Semantic Range | evening, dusk, twilight, the period of transition from light to darkness, the beginning of night |
| Conceptual Significance | עֶרֶב marks the transitional boundary between day and night in biblical time-reckoning, where days begin at evening. Its root sense of mingling reflects the liminal quality of this time—symbolizing transition, vulnerability, and the ordered rhythm of creation. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מֵ ("from") prefixed to a masculine singular absolute noun עֶרֶב. No definite article; common noun in singular form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עֶרֶב (masculine singular absolute) derives from the root ערב, conveying the idea of mixing or mingling—here, the mingling of light and darkness at day’s end. The prefixed preposition מֵ indicates source or point of origin, thus "from." "From dusk-mingling" preserves both the root imagery of mixture and the singular masculine form indicated by the morphology (HR/Ncmsa). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ערב (mixing, mingling, interweaving, becoming dark, pledging)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6148-01 |
arav | he intermingled |
|
arav | Land of Aridity |
H6160-01 |
aravah | barren-steppe |
|
aravete | you (feminine) were sweetly pleasing |
H6153-01 |
arev | mingled dusk |
|
arev | mingling 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 |
|
bemaaravekhe | in your trade-wares |
|
eerevenu | I will put myself in pledge for him |
H6153-05 |
erev | mingling-time |
|
haaravah | the barren-steppe |
H6160-05 |
haaravah | the arid steppe |
H6155-02 |
haaravim | the interwoven willows |
H6153-06 |
haarebayim | the two dusks |
|
haarebi | the Arabite man |
H6153-07 |
haarev | the mingling-dusk |
H6164-01 |
haarevati | the Arabahite (man of the desert-plain) |
H6163-01 |
haarevi | the Desert-Arab man |
H6163-02 |
haarevim | the steppe-Arab men |
H6162-01 |
haeravon | the exchange-pledge |
|
haerev | the mingling-time |
H6153-08 |
haerev | the mingling dusk |
|
hamaarav | the sundown-region |
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 |
|
hrvyym | the steppe-Arabians |
H6160-06 |
kaaravah | like the arid plain |
H6155-03 |
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) |
H4628-03 |
mimaarav | from the sunset-west |
H6151-02 |
mitearav | one mingling himself |
|
orev | a dusky raven |
H6159-01 |
orev | Raven (masculine singular name) |
H6158-03 |
orevey | dusky ravens of |
H6148-05 |
titearav | you will intermingle yourself |
H4628-04 |
umimaarav | and from the sunset-west |
|
umimaaravah | and from her 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 |
|
vaerev | in the mingling-time |
H6153-13 |
vaerev | in the mingling dusk |
|
vayitearevu | and they intermingled themselves |
H6149-02 |
vearevah | and she became pleasant |
H6160-09 |
vehaaravah | and the arid-plain |
|
vehaarev | and cause-to-grow-dusky! |
H6163-03 |
vehaarevim | and the Arabian desert-dwellers |
H6153-14 |
vehaerev | and the mingling-dusk |
H6158-04 |
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 |
|
yeerav | may he be pleasant |
Word Usage (134 occurrences of H6153)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:5 | עֶ֥רֶב | erev | evening |
| Genesis 1:8 | עֶ֥רֶב | erev | evening |
| Genesis 1:13 | עֶ֥רֶב | erev | evening |