Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H696: אֹרֶב

ʼôreb · pronounced o'-reb · “ambush”

Definition

{ambuscade}

KJV translates it as: wait.

Word origin: the same as H695 (אֶרֶב)

Extended definition

1) ambuscade, hiding place
2) treachery, deceit (fig.)

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H696 is translated

  • his ×1
  • their ×1

Bible verses with H696 (ʼôreb)

ʼôreb appears in 2 verses.

  • Jeremiah 9:8

    Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

  • Hosea 7:6

    For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

Words derived from H696