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ʿārav עָרַב ‘to grow dark’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root (identical with ʿārav עָרַב ‘to pledge’ through the idea of covering with a texture)
Roots: ערב

ʿārav v
1) to become evening, grow dark
 1a) (Qal) to become evening, grow dark
 1b) (Hiphil) to spend the evening, do at evening

Mentioned in Judges 19:9 1 Samuel 17:16 Isaiah 24:11

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