Berean BlueOpen the app

a.rev H6149

עָרַב (a.rev) means “to please” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עָרַב Hebrew · H6149 8 tagged occurrences in 8 verses

Pronunciation guide: aw-rabe' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H6149

עָרַב · a.rev · to please

1) (Qal) to be pleasant, be sweet, be pleasing 1a) (TWOT) sweet, pleasant

STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root (rather identical with H6148 (עָרַב) through the idea of close association); to be agreeable

KJV glosses: be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.

Open Scriptures transcription · CC BY-SA

How translators render H6149

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
please 2
be pleasing 1
had been most pleasant 1
is sweet 1
will be sweet 1
will please 1
you found pleasure 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
be pleasant 1
is sweet 1
neither shall they be pleasing 1
of him shall be sweet 1
shall be sweet 1
sweet 1
was sweet 1
with whom thou hast taken pleasure 1

Verses containing H6149

Page 1 of 1. 8 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Psalms 104:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

    Read word by word
  2. Proverbs 3:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

    Read word by word
  3. Proverbs 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

    Read word by word
  4. Jeremiah 6:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

    Read word by word
  5. Jeremiah 31:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.

    Read word by word
  6. Ezekiel 16:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

    Read word by word
  7. Hosea 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

    Read word by word
  8. Malachi 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.

    Read word by word

Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

Open in Berean Blue