עֲרָבוֹן ʻărâbôwn

Meaning

a pawn (given as security)

In the King James Version: pledge.

Derivation: from H6148 (עָרַב) (in the sense of exchange);

Where it is used

• Genesis 38:17 “I will send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah answered. But she replied, “Only if you leave me something as a pledge until you send it.”
• Genesis 38:18 “What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
• Genesis 38:20 Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.