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Arab — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲרָב

אֲרָב

ʼĂrâb · pronounced ar-awb' · Strong's H694 · a place

Arab means ambush.

Built from

אָרַב ʼârab (from, H693) — to lurk open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H693; ambush; Arab, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 15:52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, (KJV)

Every verse that names Arab

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

Josh 15:52

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