עָרֵ֣ב
𐤏𐤓𐤁
arev
sweet
from עָרֵב; pleasant; sweet.
H6156
Proverbs 20:17 · Word #1
Lexicon H6156
| Lemma | עָרֵב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤓𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʻârêb |
| Strong's | H6156 |
| In-context | sweet |
Morphology HAamsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H6153-01
mingled dusk
| Root | ערב (ʿ-r-b) |
| Core Meanings | mixing, mingling, blending, interweaving |
| Semantic Range | evening, dusk, twilight, the transition from day to night, the close of day, nightfall |
| Conceptual Significance | עֶרֶב marks the biblically significant transition point when one day ends and another begins ("and there was evening and there was morning"). It embodies the liminal moment of blending—light with darkness—shaping Israel’s reckoning of sacred time and daily rhythm. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa); no article or pronominal suffix; functions as a temporal noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עֶרֶב derives from the root ערב, conveying the idea of mixing or blending. "Mingled dusk" reflects the core image of the evening as the time when light and darkness are interwoven. The form is masculine singular absolute (HNcmsa), so the rendering is singular and without possessive or definite modification. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ערב (mixing, mingling, blending, interweaving)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6148-01 |
arav | he intermingled |
H6160-01 |
aravah | barren-steppe |
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 |
H6163-02 |
vehaarevim | and the Arabian desert-dwellers |
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 (2 occurrences of H6156)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 20:17 | עָרֵ֣ב | arev | sweet |
| Song of Songs 2:14 | עָרֵ֖ב | arev | is sweet |