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ē´v'n, eÌ„v´ning, eÌ„v-'n-tı̄d´ (“even,†“evening,†ערב, ‛erebh; ὀψιÌα, opsıÌa, ὀψεÌ, opseÌ; see Thayer under the word): The words are used in slightly different meanings: (1) The time of sunset, the beginning of the Hebrew day, as in Lev 15, where directions are given for the removal of uncleanness, which took place at sunset. (2) Twilight, the time of approaching darkness when lamps are lighted; (literally, “between the two eveningsâ€); (“the shadows of the eveningâ€). (3) The early part of the night (; ). The Greek opse is literally, “late†(). The Greek ἑσπεÌÏα, hespeÌra, refers evidently to sunset, in . “Eventide,†עת ערב, ‛eÌ„th ‛erebh, “time of evening†(; ). “Evening,†used in connection with wolves (; ), is from the Hebrew ערבה, ‛ăraÌ„bhaÌ„h, which may mean “darkness†or “dark cloud,†but more probably “plain†or “desert.â€