עָרֵב ʻârêb
Meaning
to be agreeable
In the King James Version: be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
Derivation: a primitive root (rather identical with H6148 (עָרַב) through the idea of close association);
Where it is used
- Psalms 104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
- Proverbs 3:24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
- Proverbs 13:19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
- Jeremiah 6:20 What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”
- Jeremiah 31:26 At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
- Ezekiel 16:37 therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
- Hosea 9:4 They will not pour out wine offerings to the LORD, and their sacrifices will not please Him, but will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat will be defiled. For their bread will be for themselves; it will not enter the house of the LORD.
- Malachi 3:4 Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.