TBESH · H3993
מַאֲרָב · ma.a.rav · ambush
1) ambush, (hunter's) blind 1a) ambush, lurking place 1b) liers-in-wait
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ma.a.rav H3993
מַאֲרָב (ma.a.rav) means “ambush” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מַאֲרָב Hebrew · H3993 5 tagged occurrences in 4 verses
Pronunciation guide: mah-ar-awb' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H693 (אָרַב); an ambuscade
KJV glosses: lie in ambush, ambushment, lurking place, lying in wait.
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How translators render H3993
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| in wait | 1 |
| the ambush | 1 |
| the place of ambush | 1 |
| their hiding places | 1 |
| to ambush | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and the ambushment | 1 |
| caused an ambushment | 1 |
| in the lurking places | 1 |
| to lie in ambush | 1 |
| with him from lying in wait | 1 |
Verses containing H3993
Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Joshua 8:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.
Read word by word - Judges 9:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate just as Abimelech and his men came out from their hiding places.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 13:13
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.
Read word by word - Psalms 10:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
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