ערבה
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ערבה. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ערבה, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ערבה in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ערבה you have here. The definition of the word ערבה will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofערבה, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ע־ר־ב (ʿ-r-b) |
Related to Arabic عَرَبَة (ʕaraba, “strong river”) and perhaps to عَرَب (ʕarab, “Arabs”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
עֲרָבָה • (aravá) f (plural indefinite עֲרָבוֹת)
Derived terms
- זְאֵב עֲרָבוֹת (z'év aravót)
Proper noun
הָעֲרָבָה • (ha'aravá) f
Noun
עֲרָבָה • (aravá) f (plural indefinite עֲרָבוֹת or עֲרָבִים)
- willow (tree)
- Tanach, Leviticus 23:40, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר כַּפֹּת תְּמָרִים וַעֲנַף עֵץ־עָבֹת וְעַרְבֵי־נָחַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים׃
- ul'kakhtém lakhém bayóm harishón p'rí éts hadár kapót t'marím va'anáf ets-avót v'arv'e-nákhal us'makhtém lif'né YHVH elohekhém shiv'át yamím.
ūləqaḥtem lāḵem bayyōm hārīšōn pərī ʿēṣ hāḏār kappōṯ təmārīm waʿănap̄ ʿēṣ-ʿāḇōṯ wəʿarəḇē-nā́ḥal ūśəmaḥtem lip̄ənē YHWH ʾĕlōhēḵem šiḇʿaṯ yāmīm. - And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days.
- ul'kakhtém lakhém bayóm harishón p'rí éts hadár kapót t'marím va'anáf ets-avót v'arv'e-nákhal us'makhtém lif'né YHVH elohekhém shiv'át yamím.
- Tanach, Psalms 137:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- עַל־עֲרָבִים בְּתוֹכָהּ תָּלִינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵינוּ׃
- al aravím b'tokháh talínu kinoroténu.
- Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps.
References
- “ערבה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
ערבה_(גאוגרפיה) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he- ערבה_(צמח) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
