עָ֣רַב
𐤏𐤓𐤁
arav
is-guarantor
a primitive root; to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange); engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
H6148
Proverbs 11:15 · Word #4
Lexicon H6148
| Lemma | עָרַב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤓𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʻârab |
| Strong's | H6148 |
| In-context | is-guarantor |
Morphology HVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H6148-01
he intermingled
| Root | ערב (ʿ-r-b) |
| Core Meanings | mixing, interweaving, exchange, surety, pledge, intermingling |
| Semantic Range | to mix or interweave, to mingle oneself, to engage in trade or exchange, to pledge or become surety, to undertake responsibility; as a noun, a mixed people or desert region (Arabia). |
| Conceptual Significance | The root conveys the idea of mixture and mutual involvement, whether social, economic, or legal. In covenantal contexts, becoming "surety" reflects deep personal responsibility, while in ethnic or geographic usage it highlights the concept of mingled peoples or borderlands. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular (HVqp3ms). The root ערב in Qal denotes mixing or becoming involved; related nominal forms can denote a mixed people or region (e.g., Arabia). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular form עָרַב expresses a completed action performed by "he." Rendering it "he intermingled" preserves the root sense of mixing or interweaving while accurately reflecting the masculine singular subject and completed aspect of the verb. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ערב (mixing, interweaving, exchange, surety, pledge, intermingling)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6160-01 |
aravah | barren-steppe |
H6153-01 |
arev | mingled dusk |
H6149-01 |
arevah | she was pleasant |
H6148-02 |
areveni | Stand as surety for me |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
H6163-02 |
vehaarevim | and the Arabian desert-dwellers |
H6153-14 |
vehaerev | and the mingling-dusk |
H6153-15 |
velaarev | and to the mingling-dusk |
H6153-16 |
velaerev | and to the mingling dusk |
H4628-05 |
velamaarav | and to the sunset-west |
Word Usage (23 occurrences of H6148)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 43:9 | אֶֽעֶרְבֶ֔/נּוּ | eerevenu | will be surety for him |
| Genesis 44:32 | עָרַ֣ב | arav | became surety |
| 2 Kings 18:23 | הִתְעָ֣רֶב | hitearev | make a bargain |