עֲרָבָה

a.ra.vah(Brook of) Willows
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences4 books5 verses
This word comes from the name of Brook of the Willows.

Definition

from H6148; a willow (from the use of osiers as wattles)
Traditional renderings: willow.

Glossary entries

Brook of the Willows

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

5 total
  1. Leviticus 23:40וְעַרְבֵי־ · and of willows
    On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
  2. Job 40:22עַרְבֵי־ · the willows
    The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
  3. Psalm 137:2עֲרָבִ֥ים · the willows
    There on the willows we hung our harps,
  4. Isaiah 15:7הָעֲרָבִ֖ים · of the Willows
    So they carry their wealth and belongings over the Brook of the Willows.
  5. Isaiah 44:4כַּעֲרָבִ֖ים · like willows
    They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.