Strong's Lexicon
arak: To arrange, set in order, prepare, compare, value
Original Word:עָרַךְ
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:`arak
Pronunciation:ah-RAHK
Phonetic Spelling:(aw-rak')
Definition:To arrange, set in order, prepare, compare, value
Meaning:to set in a, row, arrange, put in order
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G3903 (paratithemi): To set before, to place beside, to present
-G5021 (tasso): To arrange, to appoint, to ordain
Usage:The Hebrew verb "arak" primarily means to arrange or set in order. It is used in various contexts, including the preparation of items, the arrangement of troops for battle, and the setting of a table. The word can also imply the act of comparing or valuing something, indicating a process of evaluation or judgment.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of order and arrangement was significant, reflecting the broader biblical theme of God bringing order out of chaos. The act of arranging or setting things in order was not only practical but also symbolic of divine order and purpose. In the context of worship, for example, the careful arrangement of offerings and the setting of the table for the showbread in the Tabernacle were acts of reverence and obedience to God's commands.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(Late Hebrew
id.; also
roll dough,
id.; Phoenician CIS
No. 132, 4valuation, Bloch, but dubious; Arabic
III.
contend in battle,
,
battleground); —
Perfect3masculine singularJob 32:14; 2Chronicles 13:3, consecutiveLeviticus 1:12;Leviticus 6:5;Numbers 23:4 +, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularExodus 27:21 +, etc.;ImperativeJob 33:5,Jeremiah 46:3;Jeremiah 50:14;Infinitive absoluteIsaiah 21:5;constructJudges 20:22 +;Participle active pluralIsaiah 65:11, etc.;passiveJeremiah 6:23 +, constructJoel 2:5, etc.; — not in D; —
arrange in order, seven altarsNumbers 23:4, i.e. I have built seven altarsin a row (compareNumbers 23:1), flax-stalksJoshua 2:6 (both J E); especially
set orlay in order, as woodGenesis 22:9 (E),1 Kings 18:33, compare TophetIsaiah 30:33;Leviticus 1:7; offeringsLeviticus 1:8,12;Leviticus 6:5; lamp(s)Exodus 27:21;Leviticus 24:3,4 (all P), lamp (figurative of dynasty)Psalm 132:17; 'shew'-breadExodus 40:4,23 (upon [] sacred both with accusative of congnate meaning with verb),Leviticus 24:8 (P).
(compare RS Sem i. 189 f., 2nd ed. 200 f.),arrange a table (i.e. dishes in order upon it),Isaiah 21:5;Proverbs 9:2 (figurative of wisdom),Ezekiel 23:41 (of Jerusalem in figure);Psalm 23:5;Psalm 78:19 (figurative; subject God); in idolatrous worshipIsaiah 65:11.
arrange a battle, i.e. draw up in battle order,Judges 20:22;1 Samuel 17:8;2 Samuel 10:8> =1 Chronicles 19:9;1 Chronicles 12:37 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:36), 2 Chron 14:9,1 Chronicles 12:34;1 Chronicles 12:36 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:33; v.1 Chronicles 12:35);Joel 2:5; +with, i.e.againstJudges 20:20;Genesis 14:8, 2Chronicles 13:8; +1 Samuel 17:2;1 Chronicles 19:17 b;1 Samuel 17:21;Jeremiah 6:23;Jeremiah 50:42; object omittedJudges 20:22,23, +1 Samuel 4:2;2 Samuel 10:9,10 =1 Chronicles 19:10,11;2 Samuel 10:17; +againstJudges 20:30;Jeremiah 50:14;1 Chronicles 19:17 a,againstJeremiah 50:9>; —Job 6:4 read Di Bu Du.
arrange weapons of armyin order for battleJeremiah 46:3;1 Chronicles 12:9 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:8).
arrange words ()Job 32:14 ( +against), so (object omitted)Job 33:5 ( + ),Job 37:19;Psalm 5:4 (probably; > of arranging a sacrifice); comparerecount thingsin order,Isaiah 44:7.
state in order, set forth a legal caseJob 13:18;Job 23:4, so probably (object omitted) of GodPsalm 50:21 ( + ), and (passive of )2 Samuel 23:5 (compare Dr). —Job 36:19 is difficult: Diwill he set thy cry ()in order? Bi (for )shall thy cry be set in order unto him? (sense good, although
); see al. in Di.
compare (as result of arranging in order):Isaiah 40:18what likeness will ye compare to him?Psalm 40:6.
intransitivebe comparable, with ,Psalm 89:7 ("" ), with suffix of thing comparedJob 28:17,19.
[] (for taxation), (from
); —Perfect3masculine singular2 Kings 23:35; in P, consecutive, with accusative of personLeviticus 27:8,12 with suffixLeviticus 27:14;Imperfect.Leviticus 27:14; suffixLeviticus 27:8.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
set the battle, array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert in war,
A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications) -- put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
Forms and Transliterations
אֶֽעֱרָךְ־ אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה אערך־ אערכה הֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְ הֶעֱרִ֣יךְ הַֽעֹרְכִ֤ים הָעֲרֻכ֥וֹת היערך העריך הערכות הערכים וְאֶֽעֶרְכָ֣ה וְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְ וְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְ וְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ֙ וְיַעְרְכֶ֙הָ֙ וְעָ֣רְכוּ וְעָרְכ֗וּ וְעָרְכ֥וּ וְעָרַ֤ךְ וְעָרַכְתָּ֖ וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֕ךְ וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ וַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּ וַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ וַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּ וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ֙ וַיַּעֲרֹ֥ךְ וַיַּעֲרֹ֨ךְ וַיַּעַרְכ֖וּ וַיַּעַרְכ֤וּ וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ וַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְ ואערכה והעריך והעריכו ויערך ויערכה ויערכו וערך וערכו וערכת ותערך יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה יַֽעַרְכֶ֛נּוּ יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃ יַעֲרִ֥יךְ יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּ יַעֲרֹ֖ךְ יַעֲרֹ֣ךְ יַעֲרֹךְ֩ יַעַרְכֶ֣נָּה יעריך יעריכנו יערך יערכוני׃ יערכנה יערכנו לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ לַעֲרֹ֥ךְ לערך נַ֝עֲרֹ֗ךְ נערך עֱר֖וּךְ עֲרֹ֬ךְ עֲרוּכָ֤ה עִרְכ֤וּ עִרְכ֨וּ עֶרְכָ֥ה עָ֥רְכוּ עָֽרְכָ֥ה עָר֖וּךְ עָר֗וּךְ עָר֤וּךְ עָרַ֔כְתִּי עָרַ֣ךְ עָרַ֣כְתִּי עָרַ֤ךְ עָרַ֥כְתִּי עָרֹ֧ךְ עֹדְרֵ֣י עֹרְכֵ֣י עֹרְכֵ֥י עֹרְכֵ֧י עדרי ערוך ערוכה ערך ערכה ערכו ערכי ערכתי תַּ֥עַרְכוּ תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְ תערך תערכו ‘ā·raḵ ‘ā·raḵ·tî ‘ā·rə·ḵāh ‘ā·rə·ḵū ‘ă·rōḵ ‘ā·rōḵ ‘ă·rū·ḵāh ‘ā·rūḵ ‘āraḵ ‘āraḵtî ‘ārəḵāh ‘ārəḵū ‘ărōḵ ‘ārōḵ ‘ārūḵ ‘ărūḵāh ‘ĕ·rūḵ ‘er·ḵāh ‘erḵāh ‘ĕrūḵ ‘ir·ḵū ‘irḵū ‘ō·ḏə·rê ‘ō·rə·ḵê ‘ōḏərê ‘ōrəḵê ’e‘ĕrāḵ- ’e‘erḵāh ’e·‘ĕ·rāḵ- ’e·‘er·ḵāh aRach aRachti areChah Arechu aRoch aRuch aruChah eerChah eeroch erChah eRuch hā‘ăruḵōwṯ ha‘ōrəḵîm hā·‘ă·ru·ḵō·wṯ ha·‘ō·rə·ḵîm hă·ya·‘ă·rōḵ haaruChot haoreChim hăya‘ărōḵ hayaaRoch he‘ĕrîḵ he·‘ĕ·rîḵ heeRich irChu la‘ărōḵ la·‘ă·rōḵ laaRoch na‘ărōḵ na·‘ă·rōḵ naaRoch odeRei oreChei ta‘arḵū ta‘ărōḵ ta·‘ă·rōḵ ta·‘ar·ḵū Taarchu taaRoch vaiyaarChu vaiyaaRoch vattaaRoch veaRach vearachTa veareChu veeerChah veheeRich veheeriCho veyareCheha wat·ta·‘ă·rōḵ watta‘ărōḵ way·ya·‘ă·rōḵ way·ya·‘ar·ḵū wayya‘arḵū wayya‘ărōḵ wə‘āraḵ wə‘āraḵtā wə‘ārəḵū wə’e‘erḵāh wə·‘ā·raḵ wə·‘ā·raḵ·tā wə·‘ā·rə·ḵū wə·’e·‘er·ḵāh wə·he·‘ĕ·rî·ḵōw wə·he·‘ĕ·rîḵ wə·ya‘·rə·ḵe·hā wəhe‘ĕrîḵ wəhe‘ĕrîḵōw wəya‘rəḵehā ya‘ărîḵ ya‘ărîḵennū ya‘arḵennāh ya‘arḵennū ya‘arḵūnî ya‘ărōḵ ya·‘ă·rî·ḵen·nū ya·‘ă·rîḵ ya·‘ă·rōḵ ya·‘ar·ḵen·nāh ya·‘ar·ḵen·nū ya·‘ar·ḵū·nî yaarChennah yaarChennu YaarChuni yaaRich yaariChennu yaaroCh
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