The meaning of “מַעֲרָב”
Understanding maʻărâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) מַעֲרָבָה maʻărâbâh (mah-ar-aw-baw'); from עָרַב, in the sense of shading west. - the west (as a region of...
מַעֲרָב
or (feminine) מַעֲרָבָה maʻărâbâh (mah-ar-aw-baw'); from עָרַב, in the sense of shading west. - the west (as a region of the evening sun) 1) setting place, west, westward
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 26:16 | “To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.” Word: מַעֲרָב (maʻărâb) | |
| 2 Chronicles 33:14 | “Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.” Word: מַעֲרָב (maʻărâb) | |
| Psalms 103:12 | “As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” Word: מַעֲרָב (maʻărâb) | |
| Isaiah 45:6 | “That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.” Word: מַעֲרָב (maʻărâb) | |
| Daniel 8:5 | “And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.” Word: מַעֲרָב (maʻărâb) |
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