עֲרֻבָּה
ʿărubbâ
thing exchanged
Strong's H6161NounHebrewTWOT 1686a

עֲרֻבָּה (ʿărubbâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning thing exchanged. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6161).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1686a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1686a)thing exchanged, pledge, token; given as security, bondsman; surety
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עֲרֻבָּה noun, feminine: thing exchanged, pledge, token

Strong's H6161 עֲרֻבָּה: something given as security, i.e. (literally) a token (of safety) or (metaphorically) a bondsman
KJV:pledge, surety.

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.

Root family 1686: עָרַב ʿārab — 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

See it in Scripture

1 Samuel 17:18Proverbs 17:18

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