A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.7.25 § Oreb = "raven" 1) one of the chieftains of the Midianite army defeated by Gideon 2) a rock east of the Jordan where Oreb and part of his army fell to the Ephraimites
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H6159 — עֹרֵב
o.rev · Oreb · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Judges 7:25 · עֹרֵ֣ב · עוֹרֵ֤ב · עוֹרֵב֙ · עֹרֵ֣בThey also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.Judges 8:3 · עֹרֵ֣בGod has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.Psalm 83:11 · כְּעֹרֵ֣בMake their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,Isaiah 10:26 · עוֹרֵ֑בAnd the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.