עֵ֫רֶב
e.rev
mixture
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word עֵ֫רֶב (e.rev) is defined as a "mixture." It occurs 9 times in the Bible, indicating its importance and widespread use in ancient Hebrew language. This term suggests the combination of different ingredients or elements, often used in a physical context. The range of usage for this word includes references to a "mixture of spices" (1 Kings 10:2, 10), "medicinal ointments" (Isaiah 1:6), and possibly even a "physical mixture" of body parts (Psalm 138:8). In these contexts, the word עֵ֫רֶב emphasizes the blending or combination of disparate components. The significance of this word lies in its illustration of the physical and material aspects of life in ancient Israel. The concept of a mixture highlights the idea that everyday objects and substances are often composed of multiple parts or ingredients, and that these components can interact and blend together in complex ways. This attention to material detail showcases the practical, hands-on focus of the ancient Israelites.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
whether it is in warp or woof; of linen or of wool; whether in a leather, or in anything made of leather;
Leviticus 13:49if the plague is greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the leather, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything made of leather; it is the plague of leprosy, and shall be shown to the priest.
Leviticus 13:51He shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, whatever use the skin is used for, the plague is a destructive mildew. It is unclean.
Leviticus 13:52He shall burn the garment, whether the warp or the woof, in wool or in linen, or anything of leather, in which the plague is, for it is a destructive mildew. It shall be burned in the fire.
Leviticus 13:53“If the priest examines it, and behold, the plague hasn’t spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin;
Leviticus 13:56If the priest looks, and behold, the plague has faded after it is washed, then he shall tear it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof;
Leviticus 13:57and if it appears again in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, it is spreading. You shall burn with fire that in which the plague is.
Leviticus 13:58The garment, either the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it is, which you shall wash, if the plague has departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and it will be clean.”
Leviticus 13:59This is the law of the plague of mildew in a garment of wool or linen, either in the warp, or the woof, or in anything of skin, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.