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עֲרָבִיStrong’s H6163

aravi (a-ra-vi)

Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Aravi is the Hebrew word usually translated “arabs”, “arab” and “like an arab”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.

“Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.”
2 Chronicles 17:11 KJV
Meaning
  1. Group of a.rav (עֲרָב "Arabia" H6152B)
  2. Group of a.rav (עֲרָב "Arabia" H6152B)
How it's translated
  • the arabs 2
  • and the arabs 2
  • the arab 2
  • with the arabs 1
  • an arab 1
  • like an arab 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Chronicles 4
  • Nehemiah 3
  • Isaiah 1
  • Jeremiah 1

4 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

עֲרָבִי aravi · Arab

Group of a.rav (עֲרָב "Arabia" H6152B) § Arabian, of Arabia "mixed" steppe-dweller

עַרְבִי arvi · Arabian

Group of a.rav (עֲרָב "Arabia" H6152B) § Arabian, of Arabia "mixed" an inhabitant of Arabia

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.