Definition
a primitive root (rather identical with H6148 through the idea of close association); to be agreeable
Traditional renderings: be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
Traditional renderings: be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָרַב:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Psalm 104:34יֶעֱרַ֣ב · be pleasingMay my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
- Proverbs 3:24וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה · will be sweetWhen you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
- Proverbs 13:19תֶּעֱרַ֣ב · is sweetDesire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
- Jeremiah 6:20עָ֥רְבוּ · pleaseWhat use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
- Jeremiah 31:26עָ֥רְבָה · had been most pleasantAt this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
- Ezekiel 16:37עָרַ֣בְתְּ · you found pleasure…therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
- Hosea 9:4יֶֽעֶרְבוּ־ · pleaseThey will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
- Malachi 3:4וְעָֽרְבָה֙ · will pleaseThen the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.