Oreb — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֹרֵב

עֹרֵב

ʻÔrêb · pronounced o-rabe' · Strong's H6159 · a man and a place

Oreb means Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan.

Built from

עֹרֵב ʻôrêb (the same as, H6158) — a raven (from its dusky hue) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or עוֹרֵב; the same as H6158; Oreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the Jordan.

First appearance

Judg 7:25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. (KJV)

Every verse that names Oreb

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Judges, Psalms, Isaiah

Judg 7:25Judg 8:3Ps 83:12Isa 10:26

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