Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to please
Usage: 1) (Qal) to be pleasant, be sweet, be pleasing 1a) (TWOT) sweet, pleasant
Strong's Number
H6149
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
6
Strong's H6149 Quick Answer
Strong's H6149 עָרֵב (`areb) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `areb (aw-rabe') v. 1. to be agreeable [a primitive root (identical with H6148 through the idea of close association)] It has 8 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include pleasure and pleasant. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `areb (aw-rabe') v. 1. to be agreeable [a primitive root (identical with H6148 through the idea of close association)]
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- pleasure and pleasant
Meaning and Definition
`areb (aw-rabe') v. 1. to be agreeable [a primitive root (identical with H6148 through the idea of close association)] KJV: be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet. Root(s): H6148
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6149. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6149 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `areb, 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.
pleasant
Malachi 3:4
pleasure
Ezekiel 16:37
How Strong's H6149 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 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6149 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 H6149 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6149.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6149, grouped by book.
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6149 FAQ
What does areb (עָרֵב) mean?
Areb (Strong's H6149) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "take pleasure in". `areb (aw-rabe') v. 1. to be agreeable [a primitive root (identical with H6148 through the idea of close association)]
How many times is areb (עָרֵב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H6149 across 6 books.
Where can I study areb (עָרֵב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6149 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate areb (עָרֵב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pleasure and pleasant. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.