מַאֲרָב

Strong’s Definition

an ambuscade

Etymology & Derivation

from H693 (אָרַב);

KJV Usage

lie in ambush, ambushment, lurking place, lying in wait.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.ambush, (hunter's) blind
• 2.ambush, lurking place
• 3.liers-in-wait

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: maʼărâb; Pronunciation: mah-ar-awb'