עֵרָבוֹן
a.ra.vonpledgeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences1 book3 verses
Definition
from H6148 (in the sense of exchange); a pawn (given as security)
Traditional renderings: pledge.
Traditional renderings: pledge.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עֵרָבוֹן:
- ἀρραβώνarrabōn“guarantee”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Genesis 38:17עֵרָב֖וֹן · something as a pledge“I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered. But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”
- Genesis 38:18הָֽעֵרָבוֹן֮ · pledge“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
- Genesis 38:20הָעֵרָב֖וֹן · the items he had left withNow when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.