781. aras

Strong's Lexicon

aras: To betroth, to engage

Original Word: ארשׂ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: aras
Pronunciation: ah-ras
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-ras')
Definition: To betroth, to engage
Meaning: to engage for, matrimony

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to betroth
NASB Translation
betroth (4), betrothed (1), engaged (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אָרַשׂ] verb betroth (Mishna ארס, Phoenician ארש in proper name, Lag^{Sem i. 50} connects with Arabic a fine, literally pay the price, & so gain the right of possession; compare Aramaic אָרִיס one who farms land; Assyrian mirsu, tribute, Zehnpf^{BAS i. 518}) — only

Pi`el Pu`al; Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular אֵרֵשׂ Deuteronomy 20:7; אֵרַשְׂתִּי 2 Samuel 3:14; suffix אֵרַשְׂתִּיךְ Hosea 2:21 (twice in verse); Hosea 2:22; Imperfect2masculine singular תְּאָרֵשׂ Deuteronomy 28:30; — betroth (subject man) object woman, אִשָּׁה Deuteronomy 20:7; Deuteronomy 28:30; followed by ב of price paid to father & ל of husband 2 Samuel 3:14; ב of gift to bride & ל of husband Hosea 2:21; Hosea 2:22, where figurative of Yahweh's covenant mercy to Israel.

Pu`al Perfect3feminine singular אֹרָ֑שָׂה be betrothed, with לֹא, subject בְּתוּלָה Exodus 22:15; Deuteronomy 22:28 (נער בתולה); Participle feminine מְאֹרָשָׂה Deuteronomy 22:23, where affirmed of נער בתולה (followed by ל of husband) Deuteronomy 22:25; Deuteronomy 22:27 (in both subject הַנַּעֲרָ֯).

ארשׁ (to desire, request, Assyrian êrêšu Dl^{Pr 55}).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

betroth, espouse

A primitive root; to engage for matrimony -- betroth, espouse.

Forms and Transliterations

אֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי אֵרַ֤שׂ אֹרָ֔שָׂה אֹרָ֖שָׂה ארש ארשה ארשתי הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה המארשה וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ וארשתיך מְאֹרָשָׂ֖ה מארשה תְאָרֵ֗שׂ תארש ’ê·raś ’ê·raś·tî ’êraś ’êraśtî ’ō·rā·śāh ’ōrāśāh eRas eRasti ham’ōrāśāh ham·’ō·rā·śāh hamOraSah mə’ōrāśāh mə·’ō·rā·śāh meoraSah oRasah ṯə’ārêś ṯə·’ā·rêś teaRes veerasTich wə’êraśtîḵ wə·’ê·raś·tîḵ

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 22:16
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ אֹרָ֖שָׂה וְשָׁכַ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ
NAS: who is not engaged, and lies
KJV: a maid that is not betrothed, and lie
INT: who is not engaged and lies must

Deuteronomy 20:7
HEB: הָאִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ אֵרַ֤שׂ אִשָּׁה֙ וְלֹ֣א
NAS: is the man that is engaged to a woman
KJV: And what man [is there] that hath betrothed a wife,
INT: is the man is engaged to a woman not

Deuteronomy 22:23
HEB: ק) בְתוּלָ֔ה מְאֹרָשָׂ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ וּמְצָאָ֥הּ
NAS: who is a virgin engaged to a man,
KJV: [that is] a virgin be betrothed unto an husband,
INT: damsel virgin engaged to a man finds

Deuteronomy 22:25
HEB: (הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ ק) הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה וְהֶחֱזִֽיק־ בָּ֥הּ
NAS: the girl who is engaged, and the man
KJV: find a betrothed damsel
INT: the man damsel is engaged forces and the man

Deuteronomy 22:27
HEB: (הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ ק) הַמְאֹ֣רָשָׂ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין מוֹשִׁ֖יעַ
NAS: her in the field, the engaged girl
KJV: her in the field, [and] the betrothed damsel
INT: cried damsel the engaged there to save

Deuteronomy 22:28
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־ אֹרָ֔שָׂה וּתְפָשָׂ֖הּ וְשָׁכַ֣ב
NAS: who is not engaged, and seizes
KJV: [that is] a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold
INT: who is not engaged and seizes her and lies

Deuteronomy 28:30
HEB: אִשָּׁ֣ה תְאָרֵ֗שׂ וְאִ֤ישׁ אַחֵר֙
NAS: You shall betroth a wife, but another
KJV: Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another
INT: A wife shall betroth man another

2 Samuel 3:14
HEB: מִיכַ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ אֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי לִ֔י בְּמֵאָ֖ה
NAS: to whom I was betrothed for a hundred
KJV: Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred
INT: Michal to whom was betrothed A hundred foreskins

Hosea 2:19
HEB: וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י לְעוֹלָ֑ם
NAS: I will betroth you to Me forever;
KJV: And I will betroth thee unto me for ever;
INT: will betroth forever will betroth

Hosea 2:19
HEB: לִ֖י לְעוֹלָ֑ם וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִי֙ בְּצֶ֣דֶק
NAS: you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness
KJV: thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness,
INT: will betroth forever will betroth righteousness justice

Hosea 2:20
HEB: וְאֵרַשְׂתִּ֥יךְ לִ֖י בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה
NAS: And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.
KJV: I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness:
INT: will betroth faithfulness will know

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 781
11 Occurrences

’ê·raś — 1 Occ.
’ê·raś·tî — 1 Occ.
ham·’ō·rā·śāh — 2 Occ.
mə·’ō·rā·śāh — 1 Occ.
’ō·rā·śāh — 2 Occ.
ṯə·’ā·rêś — 1 Occ.
wə·’ê·raś·tîḵ — 3 Occ.