אַרְפַּכְשַׁד
ʼArpakshad · ar-pak-shad'
Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
Lexicon
Derivation: probably of foreign origin;
Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him
- Arpakshad, a son of Noah
- also, the region settled by him
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Arphaxad.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the head, the highest › to speak, the word › the open hand that covers › to consume, to destroy › the doorway, the way in
Strength, the leader of the head, the highest that works to speak, the word of the open hand that covers that works to consume, to destroy of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַרְפַּכְשַׁד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
9 occurrences · 9 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and arphaxad6 · 67%
- arphaxad3 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.