Strong's Lexicon arak: To arrange, set in order, prepare, compare, value Original Word: עָרַךְ 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 עָרַךְ verb arrange or set in order (Late Hebrew id.; also roll dough, ᵑ7 עֲרַךְ id.; Phoenician ערכת CIS No. 132, 4 valuation, Bloch, but dubious; Arabic III. contend in battle, , battleground); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ע Job 32:14; 2Chronicles 13:3, ׳וְע consecutive Leviticus 1:12; Leviticus 6:5; עָרַכְתִּי Numbers 23:4 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲרֹךְ Exodus 27:21 +, etc.; Imperative עֶרְכָה Job 33:5, עִרְכוּ Jeremiah 46:3; Jeremiah 50:14; Infinitive absolute עָרֹךְ Isaiah 21:5; construct עֲרֹךָ Judges 20:22 +; Participle active plural עֹרְכִים Isaiah 65:11, etc.; passive עָרוּךְ Jeremiah 6:23 +, construct עֱרוּךְ Joel 2:5, etc.; — not in D; — 1. a. arrange in order, seven altars Numbers 23:4, i.e. I have built seven altars in a row (compare בנה Numbers 23:1), flax-stalks Joshua 2:6 (both J E); especially b. set or lay in order, as wood Genesis 22:9 (E), 1 Kings 18:33, compare Tophet Isaiah 30:33; Leviticus 1:7; offerings Leviticus 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'-bread Exodus 40:4,23 (upon [עַל] sacred שֻׁלְחָן both with accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Leviticus 24:8 (P). c. in common life (compare RS Sem i. 189 f., 2nd ed. 200 f.), arrange a table (i.e. dishes in order upon it), שֻׁלְחָן 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 worship Isaiah 65:11. d. arrange a battle, i.e. draw up in battle order, מִלְחָמָה 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, עֹרְכֵי מִלְחָמָה 1 Chronicles 12:34; 1 Chronicles 12:36 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:33; v.1 Chronicles 12:35); ׳עֱרוּךְ מ Joel 2:5; + אֵת with, i.e. against Judges 20:20; Genesis 14:8, עִם2Chronicles 13:8; + לִקְרַאת 1 Samuel 17:2; 1 Chronicles 19:17 b; מַעֲרָכָה לִקְרַאת ׳ע 1 Samuel 17:21; לַמִּלְחָמָה עָרוּךְ כְּאִישׁ Jeremiah 6:23; Jeremiah 50:42; object omitted Judges 20:22,23, + לִקְרַאת 1 Samuel 4:2; 2 Samuel 10:9,10 = 1 Chronicles 19:10,11; 2 Samuel 10:17; + אֶל against Judges 20:30; Jeremiah 50:14; 1 Chronicles 19:17 a, לְ against Jeremiah 50:9>; — Job 6:4 read יַעַכְרוּנִי Di Bu Du. e. arrange weapons of army in order for battle Jeremiah 46:3; 1 Chronicles 12:9 (van d. H. v.1 Chronicles 12:8). f. arrange words (מִלִּין) Job 32:14 ( + אֶל against), so (object omitted) Job 33:5 ( + לְפָנַי), Job 37:19; Psalm 5:4 (probably; > of arranging a sacrifice); compare recount things in order, יַעְרְכֶהָ לִי Isaiah 44:7. g. state in order, set forth a legal case Job 13:18; Job 23:4, so probably (object omitted) of God Psalm 50:21 ( + לְעֵינֶיךָ), and (passive of בְּרִית) 2 Samuel 23:5 (compare Dr). — הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁועך Job 36:19 is difficult: Di will he set thy cry (שַׁוְעֲךָ) in order? Bi (for לֹא) לוֺ ׳הֲיֵעָרֵךְ שׁ shall thy cry be set in order unto him? (sense good, although Niph`al not found); see al. in Di. 2. a. compare (as result of arranging in order): לֿוֺ׳מַהדְּֿמוּת תַּע Isaiah 40:18 what likeness will ye compare to him? אֵין עֲרֹךְ אֵלֶיךָ Psalm 40:6. b. intransitive be comparable, with לְ, Psalm 89:7 ("" דָּמָה), with suffix of thing compared Job 28:17,19. [עָרַךְ] verb denominative Hiph`il value (for taxation), tax (from עֵרֶח 2); — Perfect3masculine singular הֶעֶרִיח אֶתהָֿאָרֶץ 2 Kings 23:35; in P, ׳וְהֶע consecutive, with accusative of person Leviticus 27:8,12 with suffix Leviticus 27:14; Imperfect. יַעֲרִיח Leviticus 27:14; suffix יַעֲרִיכֶנּוּ Leviticus 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 yaaroChLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 14:8 HEB: הִוא־ צֹ֑עַר וַיַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ אִתָּם֙ מִלְחָמָ֔ה NAS: came out; and they arrayed for battle KJV: [is] Zoar;) and they joined battle INT: same Zoar arrayed against battle Genesis 22:9 Exodus 27:21 Exodus 40:4 Exodus 40:23 Leviticus 1:7 Leviticus 1:8 Leviticus 1:12 Leviticus 6:12 Leviticus 24:3 Leviticus 24:4 Leviticus 24:8 Leviticus 27:8 Leviticus 27:8 Leviticus 27:12 Leviticus 27:14 Leviticus 27:14 Numbers 23:4 Joshua 2:6 Judges 20:20 Judges 20:22 Judges 20:22 Judges 20:30 Judges 20:33 1 Samuel 4:2 76 Occurrences |