◄ 6160. arabah ►
Strong's Lexicon arabah: Desert, Plain, Wilderness, Steppe Original Word: עֲרָבָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: arabah Pronunciation: ah-rah-VAH Phonetic Spelling: (ar-aw-baw') Definition: Desert, Plain, Wilderness, Steppe Meaning: a desert Word Origin: Derived from the root עָרַב (arab), which can mean "to grow dark" or "to become evening," possibly referring to the dim, flat landscape of a desert or steppe. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint for "arabah," the concept of wilderness or desert is often translated using words like ἔρημος (erēmos), meaning "desolate" or "solitary." Usage: The term "arabah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a desert or wilderness area, often characterized by its flat, arid, and barren nature. It is frequently associated with the region south of the Dead Sea and the Jordan Valley, extending to the Gulf of Aqaba. The word can also refer to any dry, desolate area. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the "arabah" was a significant geographical feature. It was a region that provided a natural boundary and was often seen as a place of desolation and testing. The harsh conditions of the arabah made it a symbol of spiritual barrenness and a place where one could encounter God away from the distractions of settled life. The Israelites' journey through the wilderness during the Exodus is a prominent example of the arabah's role in biblical narratives. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as Arab Definition a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galilee NASB Translation Arabah (28), desert (7), desert plain (2), desert plains (2), deserts (3), fords (1), plain (1), plains (15), wilderness (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. עֲרָבָה61 noun feminine desert-plain, steppe; — absolute ׳ע 2 Samuel 4:7 +, suffix עַרְבָתָהּ Isaiah 51:3; plural עֲרָבוֺת Jeremiah 5:6; Psalm 68:5, construct עַרְבוֺת 2 Kings 25:5 +, עַרְבֹת Jeremiah 52:8; — 1 earliest use: a. arid steppe west of Dead Sea (in southern Judah) 1 Samuel 23:24, also Ezekiel 47:8; Isaiah 51:3, whence name ׳יָם הָע Joshua 3:16 (JE) "" יָם הַמֶּלַח), also 2 Kings 14:25; Deuteronomy 4:49, and ("" id.) Deuteronomy 3:17; Joshua 12:3 (D); נַחַל הָעֲרָבָה Amos 6:14 must be east of Dead Sea, si vera lectio, but read probably מִצְרַיִם ׳נ see נַחַל. b. Jordan-valley west of river + adjacent plain; near ford (opposite Jericho) 2 Samuel 2:29, compare Joshua 8:14 (JE); also Deuteronomy 11:30; 2 Kings 25:4 = Jeremiah 39:4 = Jeremiah 52:7; — 2 Samuel 15:28; 2 Samuel 17:16 see עֲבָרָה c. Jordan-valley east of river 2 Samuel 4:7. 2 in D: a. especially of east Jordan plain Deuteronomy 1:1 (probably) Joshua 12:1,3, east half of Jordan-valley Deuteronomy 3:17; Deuteronomy 4:49; of entire Jordan-valley (between כִּנֶּרֶת and Dead Sea, modern El-Ghôr, the Depression) Deuteronomy 1:7; Joshua 11:2,16; west Jordan plain only Joshua 12:8; depression south of Dead Sea (modern Wady el-`Arabah) Deuteronomy 2:8. 3 in P always plural construct עַרְבוֺת מוֺאָב (east Jordan) Numbers 22:1 11t. (see מוֺאָב); עְרֵחוֺ ׳ע (West Jordan) Joshua 4:13; Joshua 5:10, also 2 Kings 25:5 = Jeremiah 39:5 = Jeremiah 52:8. 4 apparently North Arabian desert Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 41:19. 5 in General the steppe (often "" מִדְבָּר), Jeremiah 17:6; Jeremiah 50:12; Isaiah 33:9; Isaiah 35:1,6; Job 24:5; Job 39:6; Psalm 68:5; זְאֵב עֲרָבוֺת Jeremiah 5:6 (figurative of invader); compare description of Exodus אֶרֶץ עֲרָבָה וְשׁוּחָה Jeremiah 2:6; in simile, of a plain, of future land of Judah Zechariah 14:10. — See DrDeuteronomy 1:1 and references BuhlGeogr. 111. עַרְבָתִי see בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה V. ערב (√ of following; compare Assyrian erêbu, enter, go in; erêb šamši, sunset; Arabic set (distinct from depart, = Sabean עֿרב withdraw, according to DHMEpigr. Denkm. 27), place of sunset, west; Sabean מערבם, מערבי [not עֿ !] west, western, CISiv. p. 199 DHMl.c.; Ethiopic set (of heavenly bodies), so Syriac ; evening (LagBN 64 f.); Zinjirli מערב west; Late Hebrew עֶרֶב = Biblical Hebrew. Hence also Εὐπώπη, Europe, LewyFremdw. 139). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance desert, plain, wilderness From arab (in the sense of sterility); a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea -- Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also Beyth ha-'Arabah. see HEBREW arab see HEBREW Beyth ha-'Arabah Forms and Transliterations בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת בְּעַֽרְב֥וֹת בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖ת בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת בְּעַֽרְבֹ֥ת בְּעַרְב֣וֹת בָּ֭עֲרָבוֹת בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ בָּעֲרָבָ֑ה בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בָּעֲרָבָ֥ה בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃ בערבה בערבה׃ בערבות בערבת הָ֨עֲרָבָ֜ה הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה הָֽעֲרָבָ֔ה הָֽעֲרָבָ֖ה הָֽעֲרָבָה֙ הָעֲרָבָ֑ה הָעֲרָבָ֖ה הָעֲרָבָ֛ה הָעֲרָבָ֤ה הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ הָעֲרָבָֽתָה׃ הערבה הערבה׃ הערבתה׃ וְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖ה וְהָעֲרָבָה֩ וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּ וַעֲרָבָ֑ה וַעֲרָבָֽה׃ וּבָֽעֲרָבָה֙ וּבָעֲרָבָ֛ה ובערבה והערבה וערבה וערבה׃ וערבתה כָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה כָּעֲרָבָה֙ כערבה מֵֽעַרְבֹ֤ת מערבת עֲרָבָ֛ה עֲרָבָ֣ה עֲרָבָ֤ה עֲרָבָ֥ה עֲרָבוֹת֙ עַֽרְב֥וֹת עַֽרְבֹ֣ת ערבה ערבות ערבת ‘ă·rā·ḇāh ‘ă·rā·ḇō·wṯ ‘ar·ḇō·wṯ ‘ar·ḇōṯ ‘ărāḇāh ‘ărāḇōwṯ ‘arḇōṯ ‘arḇōwṯ araVah araVot arVot bā‘ărāḇāh bā‘ărāḇōwṯ bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh bā·‘ă·rā·ḇō·wṯ baaraVah BaaraVot bə‘arḇōṯ bə‘arḇōwṯ bə·‘ar·ḇō·wṯ bə·‘ar·ḇōṯ bearVot hā‘ărāḇāh hā‘ărāḇāṯāh hā·‘ă·rā·ḇā·ṯāh hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh haaraVah haaraVatah kā‘ărāḇāh kā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh kaaraVah mê‘arḇōṯ mê·‘ar·ḇōṯ mearVot ū·ḇā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh ūḇā‘ărāḇāh uvaaraVah vaaraVah vearvaTah vehaaraVah wa‘ărāḇāh wa·‘ă·rā·ḇāh wə‘arḇāṯāh wə·‘ar·ḇā·ṯāh wə·hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh wəhā‘ărāḇāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Numbers 22:1 HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת מוֹאָ֔ב מֵעֵ֖בֶר NAS: and camped in the plains of Moab KJV: and pitched in the plains of Moab INT: of Israel and camped the plains of Moab side Numbers 26:3 HEB: הַכֹּהֵ֛ן אֹתָ֖ם בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל־ NAS: spoke with them in the plains of Moab KJV: spake with them in the plains of Moab INT: the priest in the plains of Moab by Numbers 26:63 HEB: בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עַ֖ל NAS: of Israel in the plains of Moab KJV: of Israel in the plains of Moab INT: the sons of Israel the plains of Moab by Numbers 31:12 HEB: הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה אֶל־ עַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֖ר NAS: to the camp at the plains of Moab, KJV: unto the camp at the plains of Moab, INT: the camp at the plains of Moab which Numbers 33:48 HEB: הָעֲבָרִ֑ים וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עַ֖ל NAS: and camped in the plains of Moab KJV: and pitched in the plains of Moab INT: of Abarim and camped the plains of Moab by Numbers 33:49 HEB: אָבֵ֣ל הַשִּׁטִּ֑ים בְּעַֽרְבֹ֖ת מוֹאָֽב׃ ס NAS: as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. KJV: [even] unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab. INT: far Abel-shittim the plains of Moab Numbers 33:50 HEB: אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל־ NAS: to Moses in the plains of Moab KJV: unto Moses in the plains of Moab INT: to Moses the plains of Moab by Numbers 35:1 HEB: אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל־ NAS: to Moses in the plains of Moab KJV: unto Moses in the plains of Moab INT: to Moses the plains of Moab by Numbers 36:13 HEB: בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עַ֖ל NAS: Moses in the plains of Moab KJV: of Israel in the plains of Moab INT: the sons of Israel the plains of Moab by Deuteronomy 1:1 HEB: הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן בַּמִּדְבָּ֡ר בָּֽעֲרָבָה֩ מ֨וֹל ס֜וּף NAS: in the wilderness, in the Arabah opposite KJV: in the wilderness, in the plain over against INT: the Jordan the wilderness the Arabah opposite Suph Deuteronomy 1:7 HEB: כָּל־ שְׁכֵנָיו֒ בָּעֲרָבָ֥ה בָהָ֛ר וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֥ה NAS: their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country KJV: and unto all [the places] nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, INT: all their neighbors the Arabah country the lowland Deuteronomy 2:8 HEB: בְּשֵׂעִ֔יר מִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ הָֽעֲרָבָ֔ה מֵאֵילַ֖ת וּמֵעֶצְיֹ֣ן NAS: away from the Arabah road, KJV: through the way of the plain from Elath, INT: Seir road the Arabah Elath Ezion-geber Deuteronomy 3:17 HEB: וְהָֽעֲרָבָ֖ה וְהַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן וּגְבֻ֑ל NAS: the Arabah also, with the Jordan KJV: The plain also, and Jordan, INT: the Arabah the Jordan as border Deuteronomy 3:17 HEB: וְעַ֨ד יָ֤ם הָֽעֲרָבָה֙ יָ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לַח NAS: as the sea of the Arabah, the Salt KJV: even unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt INT: far as the sea of the Arabah Sea the Salt Deuteronomy 4:49 HEB: וְכָל־ הָ֨עֲרָבָ֜ה עֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ NAS: with all the Arabah across the Jordan KJV: And all the plain on this side Jordan INT: all the Arabah across the Jordan Deuteronomy 4:49 HEB: וְעַ֖ד יָ֣ם הָעֲרָבָ֑ה תַּ֖חַת אַשְׁדֹּ֥ת NAS: as the sea of the Arabah, at the foot KJV: even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs INT: far as the sea of the Arabah the foot of the slopes Deuteronomy 11:30 HEB: הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בָּעֲרָבָ֑ה מ֚וּל הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל NAS: who live in the Arabah, opposite KJV: which dwell in the champaign over against INT: of the Canaanites live the Arabah opposite Gilgal Deuteronomy 34:1 HEB: וַיַּ֨עַל מֹשֶׁ֜ה מֵֽעַרְבֹ֤ת מוֹאָב֙ אֶל־ NAS: went up from the plains of Moab KJV: went up from the plains of Moab INT: went now Moses the plains of Moab to Deuteronomy 34:8 HEB: אֶת־ מֹשֶׁ֛ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֥ת מוֹאָ֖ב שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים NAS: for Moses in the plains of Moab KJV: for Moses in the plains of Moab INT: of Israel Moses the plains of Moab thirty Joshua 3:16 HEB: עַ֣ל יָ֧ם הָעֲרָבָ֛ה יָם־ הַמֶּ֖לַח NAS: the sea of the Arabah, the Salt KJV: toward the sea of the plain, [even] the salt INT: toward the sea of the Arabah Sea the Salt Joshua 4:13 HEB: לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֶ֖ל עַֽרְב֥וֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ ס NAS: the LORD to the desert plains of Jericho. KJV: unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. INT: battle to the desert of Jericho Joshua 5:10 HEB: לַחֹ֛דֶשׁ בָּעֶ֖רֶב בְּעַֽרְב֥וֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ׃ NAS: of the month on the desert plains of Jericho. KJV: at even in the plains of Jericho. INT: of the month the evening the desert of Jericho Joshua 8:14 HEB: לַמּוֹעֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י הָֽעֲרָבָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ לֹ֣א NAS: before the desert plain. But he did not know KJV: before the plain; but he wist INT: the appointed before the desert he did not Joshua 11:2 HEB: מִצְּפ֗וֹן בָּהָ֧ר וּבָעֲרָבָ֛ה נֶ֥גֶב כִּֽנֲר֖וֹת NAS: in the hill country, and in the Arabah-- south KJV: of the mountains, and of the plains south INT: the north the hill the Arabah south of Chinneroth Joshua 11:16 HEB: הַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וְאֶת־ הָעֲרָבָ֑ה וְאֶת־ הַ֥ר NAS: the lowland, the Arabah, the hill country KJV: and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain INT: of Goshen the lowland the Arabah country of Israel 60 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 6160 60 Occurrences ‘ă·rā·ḇāh — 4 Occ. ‘ă·rā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ. ‘ar·ḇōṯ — 2 Occ. bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh — 9 Occ. bā·‘ă·rā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ. bə·‘ar·ḇō·wṯ — 15 Occ. hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh — 17 Occ. hā·‘ă·rā·ḇā·ṯāh — 1 Occ. kā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh — 2 Occ. mê·‘ar·ḇōṯ — 1 Occ. ū·ḇā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh — 2 Occ. wa·‘ă·rā·ḇāh — 2 Occ. wə·‘ar·ḇā·ṯāh — 1 Occ. wə·hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh — 2 Occ.