Lexicon maarakah: Battle line, row, arrangement, order Original Word: מַעֲרָכָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row Feminine of ma'arak; an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array -- army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row. see HEBREW ma'arak NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom arak Definition row, rank, battle line NASB Translation armies (3), army (3), arrangement (1), battle array (1), battle formation (1), battle line (5), battlefield* (1), orderly manner (1), ranks (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs מַעֲרָכָה noun feminine row, rank, battle-line; — 1. a. ׳מ battle-line 1 Samuel 4:2,12,16 (twice in verse); ׳וַיָּ֑רָץ הַמּ 1 Samuel 17:22 and he ran to the battle-line, so 1 Samuel 17:28 (on reference here to Israel's line of. HPS), ׳לפְרַאת מ ׳מ 1 Samuel 17:21; ׳עֹדְרֵי מ 1 Chronicles 12:39 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:38); nearly= battle הַחַיִל ׳הַאיּצֵא אֶלהַֿמּ 1 Samuel 17:20. b. plural ranks = army; construct ׳מַעַרְכוֺת יִשׂ 1 Samuel 17:10,45, ׳מַעַרְכֹת יִשׂ 1 Samuel 17:8; ׳מ אֱלּהִים חַיִּים 1 Samuel 17:26; 1 Samuel 17:36; מְּלִשְׁתִּים ׳מ 1 Samuel 23:3; and 1 Samuel 17:23 Qr, so ᵐ5A (v. omitted by B) Vulgate ᵑ7; singular ᵐ5L ᵑ6 (> Kt מערות). 2 נֵרוֺת הַמַּעֲרָכָה Exodus 39:37 lamps of the row, i.e. arranged in a row. ** 3 order, arrangement: ׳בַּמּ Judges 6:26 in the (proper or usual) arrangement of an alter, compare עָרַךְ 1a Numbers 23:4 of altar. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb עָרַךְ (arak), meaning "to arrange" or "to set in order."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2740 (κατάταξις, katataxis): This Greek term refers to an arrangement or order, similar to the Hebrew מַעֲרָכָה, and is used in contexts that require structured organization. Usage: The word מַעֲרָכָה appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts related to military formations, arrangements of items, or structured settings. It is often used to describe the orderly arrangement of troops in battle or the setting of items in a specific order. Context: • מַעֲרָכָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the orderly arrangement of troops in a military context. For example, in 1 Samuel 17:8, Goliath challenges the Israelites, who are described as being in battle array (מַעֲרָכָה). This term emphasizes the structured and strategic positioning of soldiers in preparation for combat. Forms and Transliterations בַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ במערכה הַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה הַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖ה הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה המערכה מֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה מַֽעֲרָכ֖וֹת מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת מַעֲרָכָ֖ה מַעֲרָכָֽה׃ מַעֲרָכָה֒ מַעַרְכ֖וֹת מַעַרְכ֥וֹת מַעַרְכֹ֖ת מַעַרְכֹ֣ת מהמערכה מערכה מערכה׃ מערכות מערכת bam·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh ḇam·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh bamma‘ărāḵāh ḇamma‘ărāḵāh bammaaraChah ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh hamma‘ărāḵāh hammaaraChah ma‘ărāḵāh ma‘ărāḵōwṯ ma‘arḵōṯ ma‘arḵōwṯ ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh ma·‘ă·rā·ḵō·wṯ ma·‘ar·ḵō·wṯ ma·‘ar·ḵōṯ maaraChah maaraChot maarChot mê·ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh mêhamma‘ărāḵāh mehamMaaraChah vammaaraChahLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 39:37 HEB: נֵרֹתֶ֗יהָ נֵרֹ֛ת הַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖ה וְאֶת־ כָּל־ NAS: [gold] lampstand, with its arrangement of lamps KJV: thereof, [even with] the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels INT: of lamps of lamps arrangement and all utensils Leviticus 24:6 Judges 6:26 1 Samuel 4:2 1 Samuel 4:12 1 Samuel 4:16 1 Samuel 4:16 1 Samuel 17:8 1 Samuel 17:10 1 Samuel 17:20 1 Samuel 17:21 1 Samuel 17:21 1 Samuel 17:22 1 Samuel 17:26 1 Samuel 17:36 1 Samuel 17:45 1 Samuel 17:48 1 Samuel 23:3 1 Chronicles 12:39 19 Occurrences |