מַאֲרָב
maarav · ambush
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3993 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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maarav (מַאֲרָב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “ambush”.
The place where the troops of an ambush hide.
How to say it
ma·a·rav
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A surprise attack from hiding; the hiding place of attackers.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Joshua 8:9
So Joshua sent them, and they went to the place of ambush and stayed between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai; and Joshua spent that night among the people.
- Judges 9:35
Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abimelech rose from the place of ambush, with the people who were with him.
- 2 Chronicles 13:13
But Jeroboam had sent around the ambush to come from behind them; so they were in front of Judah, and the ambush behind them.
- Psalms 10:8
He sits in the ambush of the villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent; his eyes watch stealthily for the helpless.
And 1 more times.