Lexical Definition
עָרֵב ʻârêb (aw-rabe') to please H:V
a primitive root (rather identical with עָרַב through the idea of close association)
be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
- to be agreeable
1) (Qal) to be pleasant, be sweet, be pleasing
1a) (TWOT) sweet, pleasant
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| תֶּעֱרַ֣ב | is pleasing | Prov.13.19 |
| עָרַ֣בְתְּ | you were pleasing | Ezek.16.37 |
| עָ֥רְבוּ | they are pleasing | Jer.6.20 |
| עָ֥רְבָה | it was pleasing | Jer.31.26 |
| יֶעֱרַ֣ב | may it be pleasing | Ps.104.34 |
| יֶֽעֶרְבוּ | they will be pleasing | Hos.9.4 |
| וְעָֽרְבָה֙ | and it will be pleasing | Mal.3.4 |
| וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה | and it will be pleasing | Prov.3.24 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. [עָרַב] verb be sweet, pleasing (Late Hebrew id. (rare); Hiph`il Imperfect יעריבו Eccl 40:21 ᵑ7 עָרִיב adjective pleasant, sweet); —
Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular עָֽרְבָה Jer 31:26 my sleep was sweet to me (לִי), שְׁנָתֶ֑ךָ ׳וְע consecutive Prov 3:24 of offering ׳לי ׳לֹא ע Mal 3:4 2 feminine singular עָרַבְתְּ Ezek 16:37 with עַל person, to whom thou wast pleasing; 3 plural לֹא עָֽרְבוּ לִי Jer 6:20 (of sacrifice); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יֶעֱרַב עָלָיו שִׂיחִי Ps 104:34 let my meditation be pleasing unto him! 3 feminine singular תֶּעֱרַב לְ Prov 13:19 (of realized wish); 3 masculine plural לֹא יֶעֶרְבוּ לוֺ Hos 9:4 (of sacrifice; but Kue Che We GASm Now read יַעַרְכוּ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 104:34 |
| Proverbs | 3:24 · 13:19 |
| Ecclesiastes | 40:21 |
| Jeremiah | 6:20 · 31:26 |
| Ezekiel | 16:37 |
| Hosea | 9:4 |
| Malachi | 3:4 |