To grow dark
עָרַבStrong’s H6150arav (a-rav)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Arav is the Hebrew word usually translated “become evening”, “evening darkened” and “it has become evening”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.”
Meaning
- To become evening, grow dark(Qal) to become evening, grow dark · (Hiphil) to spend the evening, do at evening
How it's translated
- to become evening 1
- and evening darkened 1
- it has become evening 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 1
- 1 Samuel 1
- Isaiah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
עָרַב arav · to grow dark
1) to become evening, grow dark 1a) (Qal) to become evening, grow dark 1b) (Hiphil) to spend the evening, do at evening
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.