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title: עֲרֻבָּה — thing exchanged · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עֲרֻבָּה (6161), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 2 times: thing exchanged. BDB 1906: n.f. thing exchanged, pledge, token. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עֲרֻבָּה

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«עֲרֻבָּה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **thing exchanged** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 2 times · **Key:** 6161 · **BDB:** עֲרֻבָּה

### Glosses

a.pledge (1); pledge (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

thing exchanged [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6161/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. thing exchanged, pledge, token [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6161/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. thing exchanged, pledge, token;—sf. עֲרֻבָּתָם 1 S 17:18 = a token from them, i.e. response, token of welfare, Th Dr al.; abs. as acc. cogn. עָרַב ע׳ Pr 17:18 give a pledge.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עֲרֻבָּה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/6161/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Proverbs 17:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.17.18/)

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אָדָ֣ם חֲסַר־לֵ֭ב תּוֹקֵ֣עַ כָּ֑ף עֹרֵ֥ב עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה לִפְנֵ֥י רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

*Word for word:* a.person lacking of.heart \[he.is\].striking a.palm \[is\].pledging a.pledge before neighbor his

*JPS 1917:* A man void of understanding is he that striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his neighbour.

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[1 Samuel 17:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.17.18/)

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וְ֠אֵת עֲשֶׂ֜רֶת חֲרִצֵ֤י הֶֽחָלָב֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה תָּבִ֖יא לְשַׂר־הָאָ֑לֶף וְאֶת־אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּפְקֹ֣ד לְשָׁל֔וֹם וְאֶת־עֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם תִּקָּֽח׃

*Word for word:* and (et) the.ten the.portions of.(the) milk (the) these you.will.bring to the.commander of the.thousand and (et) brothers your you.will.pay.attention to welfare and (et) pledge their you.will.take

*JPS 1917:* And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge;

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