King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H781
Transliteration: aras
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-ras')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to betroth
Meaning: to engage for, matrimony
Word Summary
aras: to betroth
Original Word: אָרַשׂTransliteration: aras
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-ras')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to betroth
Meaning: to engage for, matrimony
Strong's Concordance
betroth, espouse A primitive root; to engage for matrimony -- betroth, espouse.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H781. aras
[אָרַשׂ] verb betroth (Mishna ארס, Phoenician ארש in proper name, LagSem 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, ZehnpfBAS 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); 2:22; Imperfect2masculine singular תְּאָרֵשׂ Deuteronomy 28:30; — betroth (subject man) object woman, אִשָּׁה 20:7; 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; 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 (בתולה נער); Participle feminine מְאֹרָשָׂה 22:23, where affirmed of בתולה נער (followed by ל of husband) 22:25; 22:27 (in both subject הַנַּעֲרָ֯).
ארשׁ (to desire, request, Assyrian êrêšu DlPr 55).