The meaning of “מַאֲרָב”
Understanding maʼărâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
lie in ambush, ambushment, lurking place, lying in wait. - an ambuscade 1) ambush, (hunter's) blind 1a) ambush, lurking ...
מַאֲרָב
lie in ambush, ambushment, lurking place, lying in wait. - an ambuscade 1) ambush, (hunter's) blind 1a) ambush, lurking place 1b) liers-in-wait
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 8:9 | “Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.” Word: מַאֲרָב (maʼărâb) | |
| Judges 9:35 | “And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.” Word: מַאֲרָב (maʼărâb) | |
| 2 Chronicles 13:13 | “But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.” Word: מַאֲרָב (maʼărâb) | |
| Psalms 10:8 | “He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.” Word: מַאֲרָב (maʼărâb) |