The meaning of “עֶרֶב”
Understanding ʻereb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night. - dusk 1) evening, night, sunset 1a) evening, sunset 1b) night
עֶרֶב
[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night. - dusk 1) evening, night, sunset 1a) evening, sunset 1b) night
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:1 | “And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;” Word: עֶרֶב (ʻereb) | |
| Joshua 7:6 | “And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.” Word: עֶרֶב (ʻereb) | |
| 1 Kings 17:6 | “And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.” Word: עֶרֶב (ʻereb) | |
| Esther 2:14 | “In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.” Word: עֶרֶב (ʻereb) | |
| Ezekiel 30:5 | “Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.” Word: עֶרֶב (ʻereb) |
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