Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
west
Usage: setting place, west, westward
Strong's Number
H4628
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
5
Strong's H4628 Quick Answer
Strong's H4628 מַעֲרָב מַעֲרָבָה (ma`arab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ma`arab (mah-ar-awb') (or (feminine) maearabah {mah-ar-aw-baw'}) n-m. 1. the west (as a region of the evening sun) [from H6150, in the sense of shading] It has 14 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include west. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ma`arab (mah-ar-awb') (or (feminine) maearabah {mah-ar-aw-baw'}) n-m. 1. the west (as a region of the evening sun) [from H6150, in the sense of shading]
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- west
Meaning and Definition
ma`arab (mah-ar-awb') (or (feminine) maearabah {mah-ar-aw-baw'}) n-m. 1. the west (as a region of the evening sun) [from H6150, in the sense of shading] KJV: west. Root(s): H6150
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4628. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4628 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ma`arab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
west
1 Chronicles 12:15
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How Strong's H4628 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4628 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4628 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4628.
And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:
These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.
To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.
At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.
And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4628, grouped by book.
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4628 FAQ
What does maarab (מַעֲרָב) mean?
Maarab (Strong's H4628) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "west". ma`arab (mah-ar-awb') (or (feminine) maearabah {mah-ar-aw-baw'}) n-m. 1. the west (as a region of the evening sun) [from H6150, in the sense of shading]
How many times is maarab (מַעֲרָב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H4628 across 5 books.
Where can I study maarab (מַעֲרָב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4628 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate maarab (מַעֲרָב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as west. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.