אָרַב

Strong’s Definition

to lurk

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to lie in wait, ambush, lurk
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel) ambushers, liers-in-wait (pl. participle)
• 4.(hiphil) to lay an ambush

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼârab; Pronunciation: aw-rab'