Lexicon
עֹרֵב
o.rev
H6159
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Oreb

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o.rev is a proper name used for a Midianite ruler and for the rock named in the account of his death.

The attested forms function as a proper name for a ruler of Midian and for the rock identified with his death: Judges 7:25 names both the captured ruler and “the rock of Oreb,” while Judges 8:3 again names him among Midian’s princes; Isaiah 10:26 recalls the rock. Psalm 83:12 contains the form, but the APB clause does not isolate its contribution.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name of a Midianite ruler and his rock · dominant

    All supplied tokens are tagged Noun · Proper. In Judges 7:25 the APB renders the capture and killing of Oreb, then identifies “the rock of Oreb”; in Judges 8:3 it names Oreb among Midian’s princes, and in Isaiah 10:26 it recalls “the rock of Oreb” in comparison with a blow against Midian. In Psalm 83:12, the APB rendering does not show how the proper name contributes to the clause.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “Oreb” for the Midianite ruler and in “the rock of Oreb” in Judges 7:25 and Isaiah 10:26; Judges 8:3 likewise names him among Midian’s princes. Psalm 83:12 does not visibly render the term in the supplied translation.

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