Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “יָרֵב”
Understanding Yârêb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
Jareb. Compare יָרִיב. - § Jareb = "contender" - Jareb, a symbolical name for Assyria 1) an epithet given to the king of...
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
יָרֵב
Phoneticyaw-rabe'
TransliterationYârêb
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jareb. Compare יָרִיב. - § Jareb = "contender" - Jareb, a symbolical name for Assyria 1) an epithet given to the king of Assyria
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosea 5:13 | “When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.” Word: יָרֵב (Yârêb) | |
| Hosea 10:6 | “It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.” Word: יָרֵב (Yârêb) |