H6148
עָרַב
to pledge
1) to pledge, exchange, mortgage, engage, occupy, undertake for, give pledges, be or become surety, take on pledge, give in pledge 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take on pledge, go surety for 1a2) to give in pledge 1a3) to exchange 1a4) to pledge 1b) (Hithpael) 1b1) to exchange pledges 1b2) to have fellowship with, share
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
II. עָרַב verb take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange (Late Hebrew go surety for (rare); Phoenician ערב surety; Old Aramaic ערבא pledge; ᵑ7 עֲרַב, Syriac , go surety for; usually identified with I. ערב — mix, exchange, pledge — but quite uncertain; compare BuhlLex LagBN 203); —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ע Gen 44:32 + 4 t.; 2 masculine singular עָרַבְתָּ Prov 6:1 Imperfect 1 singular suffix אֶעֶרְבֶנּוּ Gen 43:9 Imperative עֲרֹב Ps 119:122, suffix עָרְבֵנִי Isa 38:14, so Job 17:3 (but see below); Infinitive construct לַעֲרֹב Ezek 27:9 Participle עֹרֵב Prov 17:18, etc.; —
1. with accusative of person taken on pledge, i.e. go surety for the safety of, Gen 43:9 (J), Gen 44:32 (J; + מֵעִם person); for the debts of Prov 11:15; Prov 20:16; Prov 27:13 of God Isa 38:14 go surety for me, Ps 119:122, so Job 17:3 (si vera lectio, see עֵרָבוֺן); accusative of person omitted, לְ ׳ע Prov 6:1 go surety to one (in behalf of another, || תָּקַע לַזָּר כַּפֶּ֑יךָ); with accusative of thing Prov 22:26 (|| תֹּקְעֵיכָֿ֑ף).
2. give in pledge, with accusative of thing Neh 5:3 (i.e. mortagage), figurative אֶתלִֿבּוֺ ׳ע Jer 30:21 so עֲרֻבָּה לִפְנֵי רֵעֵהוּ ׳ע Prov 17:18 (|| תֹּקֵעַ כָּ֑ף).
3. exchange (in trade), with accusative of congnate meaning with verb מָעֲרָבֵךְ Ezek 27:9; Ezek 27:27.
Hithpa`el 1. reciprocal: Imperative הִתְעָ֫רֶב נָא אֶתאֲֿדֹנִי 2Kgs 18:23 exchange pledges (make a bargain) with my lord = Isa 36:8.
2. a. have fellowship with, בְּ person, Perfect 3 plural הִתְעָֽרְבוּ Ezra 9:2 Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיִּתְעָֽרְבוּ Ps 106:35 2 masculine singular תִּתְעָרָ֑ב with לְ person Prov 20:19, with עִם person Prov 24:21.
b. share in, בְּ of thing, 3 masculine singular יִתְעָרַב Prov 14:10 in his joy no other shares..
b. share in, בְּ of thing, 3 masculine singular יִתְעָרַב Prov 14:10 in his joy no other shares..
20 occurrences
Genesis (2), II Kings (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1), Job (1), Psalms (2), Proverbs (7), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (2)