The meaning of “עֲרָבִי”
Understanding ʻĂrâbîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or עַרְבִי ʻArbîy (ar-bee'); patrial from עֲרָב Arabian. - § Arabian = see Arabia "mixed" - an Arabian or inhabitant of ...
עֲרָבִי
or עַרְבִי ʻArbîy (ar-bee'); patrial from עֲרָב Arabian. - § Arabian = see Arabia "mixed" - an Arabian or inhabitant of Arab (i.e. Arabia) 1) an inhabitant of Arabia 1a) steppe-dweller
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 22:1 | “And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.” Word: עֲרָבִי (ʻĂrâbîy) | |
| Nehemiah 4:7 | “But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,” Word: עֲרָבִי (ʻĂrâbîy) | |
| Isaiah 13:20 | “It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.” Word: עֲרָבִי (ʻĂrâbîy) | |
| Jeremiah 3:2 | “Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness.” Word: עֲרָבִי (ʻĂrâbîy) |