עֹרֵבʻôrêb
raven (Leviticus 11:15; Genesis 8:7; Deuteronomy 14:14; Job 38:41; Song of Solomon 5:11)
Pronunciation: o-rabe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6158
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 8:7 and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up.
- Leviticus 11:15 ravens of all kinds,
- Deuteronomy 14:14 ravens of all kinds,
- 1 Kings 17:4 Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food.”
- 1 Kings 17:6 The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.
- Job 38:41 Who provides food for the ravens when their young cry out to God and wander about in hunger?
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).