Strong's H4628 · Hebrew
מַעֲרָב
maʻărâb · /mah-ar-awb'/
Definition
the west (as a region of the evening sun)
KJV: west.
Root / derivation: or (feminine) מַעֲרָבָה; from H6150 (עָרַב), in the sense of shading;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַעֲרָב across 14 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Chronicles5 verses
And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: towns: Heb. daughters unto Gaza: or, Adassa
1 Chronicles 12:15These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. overflown: Heb. filled over
1 Chronicles 26:16To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
1 Chronicles 26:18At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
1 Chronicles 26:30And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king. officers: Heb. over the charge
2 Chronicles2 verses
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
2 Chronicles 33:14Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. Ophel: or, the tower
Psalms3 verses
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. south: Heb. desert
Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalms 107:3And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. south: Heb. sea
Isaiah3 verses
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Isaiah 45:6That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
Isaiah 59:19So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. lift: or, put him to flight
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4628 (maʻărâb) mean?
the west (as a region of the evening sun)
How many times does H4628 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4628 (מַעֲרָב) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “west.”
How is maʻărâb translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4628 is rendered as “west” (8×), “westward” (4×), “side” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word מַעֲרָב come from?
or (feminine) מַעֲרָבָה; from H6150 (עָרַב), in the sense of shading;