עָרַב

Strong’s Definition

to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hithpael)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻârab; Pronunciation: aw-rab'