עָרַב (ʿārab) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning take on pledge. It appears
23 times
in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6148).
Also rendered
to pledge
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1686)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1686)take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange; go surety for; have fellowship, share; braid, intermix, traffic, give to be security; engage, meddle, mingle, mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be surety, undertake
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עָרַבverb: take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
Qal
1.with accusative person take on pledge, i.e. go surety for
2.give in pledge
3.exchange (in trade)
Hithpael
2.
a.have fellowship with
b.share in
Strong's H6148עָרַב: to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange) KJV:engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be(-come, put in) surety, undertake.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.