עָרֵבʻârêb

sweet, pleasant (Proverbs 20:17; Song of Solomon 2:14)

Pronunciation: aw-rabe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6156

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 20:17 Stolen bread tastes sweet, but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
  • Song of Solomon 2:14 My dove is hiding behind the rocks, behind an outcrop on the cliff. Let me see your face; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your face is lovely.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).