H6160 — עֲרָבָה (ʻărâbâh)

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Strong's H6160 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: עֲרָבָה (ʻărâbâh)

Pronunciation: ar-aw-baw'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from עָרַב (ʻârab) [H6150] (in the sense of sterility);

Definition: a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea

KJV Renderings: Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה (Bêyth hâ-ʻĂrâbâh) [H1026].

Senses

  1. desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G552 ἄπειρος ápeiros from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3984 inexperienced, i.e. ignorant unskilful
G1093 γῆ gē contracted from a primary word soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application) country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world
G1372 διψάω dipsáō from a variation of G1373 to thirst for (literally or figuratively) (be, be a-)thirst(-y)
G1424 δυσμή dysmḗ from G1416 the sun-set, i.e. (by implication) the western region west
G2048 ἔρημος érēmos of uncertain affinity lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied) desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness
H1026 בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה Bêyth hâ-ʻĂrâbâh from בַּיִת (bayith) H1004 and עֲרָבָה (ʻărâbâh) H6160 with the article interposed; house of the Desert Beth-ha-Arabah, a place in Palestine Beth-arabah
H6150 עָרַב ʻârab a primitive root (rather identical with עָרַב (ʻârab) H6148 through the idea of covering with a texture) to grow dusky at sundown be darkened, (toward) evening

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.