(Oʹreb) [Raven].

1. A prince of Midian. Oreb and Zeeb were in the Midianite army of Kings Zebah and Zalmunna that Gideon and his 300 put to flight. The two princes were captured and put to death by men of Ephraim, and their heads were brought to Gideon.​—Jg 7:24, 25; 8:3-5; Ps 83:11.

2. The rock where Midianite prince Oreb was executed and that came to bear his name. Its location is unknown.​—Jg 7:25; Isa 10:26.