To pledge
עָרַבStrong’s H6148arav (a-rav)
Appears in 22 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Arav is the Hebrew word usually translated “stood surety for”, “make a wager” and “stand surety for me”. It appears in 22 verses of the Old Testament.
“I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:”
Meaning
- To pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge(Qal) · (Hithpael)
How it's translated
- he stood surety for 2
- make a wager 2
- stand surety for me 2
- he stands surety for 2
- i will stand surety for him 1
- and they have mixed themselves 1
- mortgaging 1
- and they mixed themselves 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Proverbs 9
- Genesis 2
- Psalms 2
- Isaiah 2
- Ezekiel 2
- 2 Kings 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 44:32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
- 2 Kings 18:23Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
- Ezra 9:2For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
- Nehemiah 5:3Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
- Job 17:3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
- Psalms 106:35But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
Hebrew dictionary
עָרַב arav · to pledge
1) to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take on pledge, go surety for 1a2) to give in pledge 1a3) to exchange 1a4) to pledge 1b) (Hithpael) 1b1) to exchange pledges 1b2) to have fellowship with, share
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pledge” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PLEDGE, noun
[Latin plico.]
- Something put in pawn; that which is deposited with another as security for the repayment of money borrowed, or for the performance of some agreement or obligation; a pawn.
- Any thing given or considered as a security for the performance of an act.
- A surety; a hostage.
- In law, a gage or security real or personal, given for the repayment of money.
All definitions and other forms of “pledge”
- In law, bail; surety given for the prosecution of a suit, or for the appearance of a defendant, or for restoring goods taken in distress and replevied.
- A warrant to secure a person from injury in drinking.
PLEDGE, verb transitive
- To deposit in pawn; to deposit or leave in possession of a person something which is to secure the repayment of money borrowed, or the performance of some act. [This word is applied chiefly to the depositing of goods or personal property.
- To give as a warrant or security; as, to pledge one's word or honor; to pledge one's veracity.
- To secure by a pledge
- To invite to drink by accepting the cup or health after another.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.