מַאֲרָב
Transliteration
ma'ărāḇ
Pronunciation
mah-ar-awb'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָרַב (H693)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 156e

Strong’s Definitions

מַאֲרָב maʼărâb, mah-ar-awb'; from H693; an ambuscade:—lie in ambush, ambushment, lurking place, lying in wait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H3993 in the following manner: ambushment (2x), lie in wait (2x), lurking place (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H3993 in the following manner: ambushment (2x), lie in wait (2x), lurking place (1x).

  1. ambush, (hunter's) blind

    1. ambush, lurking place

    2. liers-in-wait

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַאֲרָב maʼărâb, mah-ar-awb'; from H693; an ambuscade:—lie in ambush, ambushment, lurking place, lying in wait.
STRONGS H3993: Abbreviations
† מַאֲרָב noun masculine ambush — מַאֲרָב ? Joshua 8:9 2 times; מַאְ֯רָב Judges 9:35; construct מַאֲרַב Psalm 10:8; —
1. a. ambush, place of lying-in-wait Joshua 8:9; Judges 9:35;
b. lurking-place Psalm 10:8 (|| מִסְתָּרִים).
2. liers-in-wait 2 Chronicles 13:13 (twice in verse) (compare ארב Participle)
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

8:9; 8:9

Judges

9:35; 9:35

2 Chronicles

13:13

Psalms

10:8; 10:8