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In the Bible, ravens are often associated with desolation and wilderness but also with God's provision and care.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, ravens were often seen as unclean animals due to their scavenging nature. Despite this, they are noted for their intelligence and resourcefulness. In the biblical context, ravens are used to demonstrate God's sovereignty over creation and His ability to provide for His people in unexpected ways.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a raven<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>raven (6), ravens (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עֹרֵב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Leviticus 11:15</sup> <font size="+1"><b>raven</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הָע</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-7.htm">Genesis 8:7</a> (J), <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-15.htm">Leviticus 11:15</a> (H) = <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-14.htm">Deuteronomy 14:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/38-41.htm">Job 38:41</a>; <font class="hebrew2">כָּעוֺרֵב</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/5-11.htm">Songs 5:11</a> black <em>as the raven</em>; <font class="hebrew2">עֹרֵב</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּנֵ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/147-9.htm">Psalm 147:9</a> <em>young ravens</em>; plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">הָעֹרְבִים</font>1Kings 17:4,6; construct <font class="hebrew2">עֹרְבֵינַֿחַל</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/30-17.htm">Proverbs 30:17</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>raven <p>Or mowreb {o-rabe'}; from <a href="/hebrew/6150.htm">arab</a>; a raven (from its dusky hue) -- raven. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6150.htm">arab</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הָֽעֹרֵ֑ב הָעֹרְבִ֣ים הערב הערבים וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים וְעֹרֵ֖ב והערבים וערב כָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ כעורב׃ לָעֹרֵ֗ב לערב עֹ֝רֵ֗ב עֹרְבֵי־ עֹרֵ֖ב ערב ערבי־ ‘ō·rə·ḇê- ‘ō·rêḇ ‘ōrêḇ ‘ōrəḇê- hā‘ōrêḇ hā‘ōrəḇîm hā·‘ō·rə·ḇîm hā·‘ō·rêḇ haoRev haoreVim kā‘ōwrêḇ kā·‘ō·w·rêḇ kaoRev lā‘ōrêḇ lā·‘ō·rêḇ laoRev oRev orevei vehaoreVim veoRev wə‘ōrêḇ wə·‘ō·rêḇ wə·hā·‘ō·rə·ḇîm wəhā‘ōrəḇîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 8:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶת־ <b> הָֽעֹרֵ֑ב </b> וַיֵּצֵ֤א יָצוֹא֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and he sent <span class="itali">out a raven,</span> and it flew<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And he sent forth <span class="itali">a raven,</span> which went forth<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sent <span class="itali">A raven</span> flew here<p><b><a href="/text/leviticus/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Leviticus 11:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֥ת כָּל־ <b> עֹרֵ֖ב </b> לְמִינֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/leviticus/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> every <span class="itali">raven</span> in its kind,<br><a href="/kjvs/leviticus/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Every raven</span> after his kind;<br><a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> every <span class="itali">raven</span> kind<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 14:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֵ֥ת כָּל־ <b> עֹרֵ֖ב </b> לְמִינֽוֹ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and every <span class="itali">raven</span> in its kind,<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And every raven</span> after his kind,<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and every <span class="itali">raven</span> kind<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/17-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 17:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה וְאֶת־ <b> הָעֹרְבִ֣ים </b> צִוִּ֔יתִי לְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and I have commanded <span class="itali">the ravens</span> to provide<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and I have commanded <span class="itali">the ravens</span> to feed<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/17-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the brook will drink <span class="itali">the ravens</span> have commanded to provide<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/17-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 17:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים </b> מְבִיאִ֨ים ל֜וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The ravens</span> brought him bread<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And the ravens</span> brought him bread<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/17-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the ravens</span> brought bread<p><b><a href="/text/job/38-41.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 38:41</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין <b> לָעֹרֵ֗ב </b> צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> prepares <span class="itali">for the raven</span> its nourishment<br><a href="/kjvs/job/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Who provideth <span class="itali">for the raven</span> his food?<br><a href="/interlinear/job/38-41.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Who prepares <span class="itali">the raven</span> nourishment When<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/147-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 147:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/147.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַחְמָ֑הּ לִבְנֵ֥י <b> עֹ֝רֵ֗ב </b> אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִקְרָֽאוּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/147.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [And] to the young <span class="itali">ravens</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/147.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] to the young <span class="itali">ravens</span> which cry.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/147-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> food the young <span class="itali">ravens</span> which cry<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/30-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 30:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֥ם יִקְּר֥וּהָ <b> עֹרְבֵי־ </b> נַ֑חַל וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a mother, <span class="itali">The ravens</span> of the valley<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [his] mother, <span class="itali">the ravens</span> of the valley<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/30-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A mother will pick <span class="itali">the ravens</span> of the valley will eat<p><b><a href="/text/songs/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 5:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּלְתַּלִּ֔ים שְׁחֹר֖וֹת <b> כָּעוֹרֵֽב׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [And] black <span class="itali">as a raven.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/songs/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [are] bushy, [and] black <span class="itali">as a raven.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/5-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are clusters black <span class="itali">A raven</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/34-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 34:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְקִפּ֔וֹד וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹף <b> וְעֹרֵ֖ב </b> יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ בָ֑הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it, And owl <span class="itali">and raven</span> will dwell<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it; the owl <span class="itali">also and the raven</span> shall dwell<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/34-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and hedgehog and owl <span class="itali">and raven</span> will dwell will stretch<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6158.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6158.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6158<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/haorev_6158.htm">hā·‘ō·rêḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/haorevim_6158.htm">hā·‘ō·rə·ḇîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kaorev_6158.htm">kā·‘ō·w·rêḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/laorev_6158.htm">lā·‘ō·rêḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/orev_6158.htm">‘ō·rêḇ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/orevei_6158.htm">‘ō·rə·ḇê- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehaorevim_6158.htm">wə·hā·‘ō·rə·ḇîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veorev_6158.htm">wə·‘ō·rêḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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