Definition
a primitive root (rather identical with H6148 through the idea of covering with a texture); to grow dusky at sundown
Traditional renderings: be darkened, (toward) evening.
Traditional renderings: be darkened, (toward) evening.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָרַב:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Judges 19:9לַעֲרֹ֗ב · to a closeWhen the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”
- 1 Samuel 17:16וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב · and eveningFor forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
- Isaiah 24:11עָֽרְבָה֙ · turns to gloomIn the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land.