עָ֣רַב

𐤏𐤓𐤁

arav

he becomes surety

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 27:13 · Word #4

Lexicon H6148

Lemmaעָרַב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤓𐤁
Transliterationʻârab
Strong'sH6148
In-contexthe becomes surety

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

Rootערב (ʿ-r-b)
Core Meaningsmixing, interweaving, exchange, surety, pledge, intermingling
Semantic Rangeto 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 SignificanceThe 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 NotesQal 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 RationaleThe 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.

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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
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
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
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
H6148-02 hitearev you have pledged yourself as surety
H6160-06 kaaravah like the arid plain
H6153-09 laarev at the dusk-mingling
H6148-03 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)
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
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
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