אָרַשׂ

Strong’s Definition

to engage for matrimony

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

betroth, espouse.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to betroth, to espouse, to promise to marry
• 2.(piel) to betroth (man or woman)
• 3.(pual) to be betrothed

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâras; Pronunciation: aw-ras'