{"def":{"short":"a pledge, i.e., part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest","long":["an earnest",["money which in purchases is given as a pledge or downpayment that the full amount will subsequently be paid"]]},"deriv":"of Hebrew origin (H6162)","pronun":{"ipa":"ɑr.rɑˈβon","ipa_mod":"ɑr.rɑˈvown","sbl":"arrhabōn","dic":"ar-ra-VONE","dic_mod":"ar-ra-VONE"},"see":["H6162"]}