756. Arkevaye

Lexicon

Arkevaye: Arkevites

Original Word: אַרְכְּוַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Arkvay
Pronunciation: ar-keh-vah-yeh
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-kev-ah'ee)
Definition: Arkevites
Meaning: an Arkevite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Archevite

(Aramaic) patrial from 'Erek; an Arkevite (collectively) or native of Erek -- Archevite.

see HEBREW 'Erek

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) from Erek
Definition
inhab. of Erech
NASB Translation
men of Erech (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אַרְכְּוָיֵ֯ proper name, of a people people of Erech (Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶךְ; so also Mey^{EJud. 40}); — plural emphatic Ezra 4:9 (Qr אַרְכְּוָיֵא; compare K^{§ 61, 6}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the name of a place, Arka, which is located in the region of Lebanon.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Greek entries for the Arkevites, as the term is specific to the Hebrew text and context of the Old Testament. However, the concept of resettled peoples and mixed populations can be related to broader themes in the New Testament regarding Gentiles and the spread of the Gospel to diverse ethnic groups.

Usage: The term "Arkevite" is used in the context of identifying a group of people originating from the city of Arka. It appears in the genealogical and ethnological lists in the Old Testament.

Context: • The Arkevites are mentioned in the context of the peoples who were settled in Samaria by the Assyrian king after the deportation of the Israelites. This is found in 2 Kings 17:31, where the text states: "The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim."
• Arka, the city from which the Arkevites originate, is historically identified with a location in the northern part of ancient Phoenicia, near the modern-day city of Tripoli in Lebanon. It was known for its strategic and commercial significance in antiquity.
• The Arkevites, along with other groups mentioned in 2 Kings 17, were part of the Assyrian policy of population resettlement, which aimed to dilute national identities and prevent rebellion by mixing different peoples within the empire.
• The presence of the Arkevites in Samaria is indicative of the diverse cultural and religious influences that were present in the region following the Assyrian conquest.

Forms and Transliterations

אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א ארכויא ’ar·kə·wā·yê ’arkəwāyê arkevaYe

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 4:9
HEB: [אַרְכְּוָי כ] (אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א ק) בָבְלָיֵא֙
NAS: the secretaries, the men of Erech, the Babylonians,
KJV: the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians,
INT: the officials the secretaries Archevite the Babylonians the men

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 756
1 Occurrence

’ar·kə·wā·yê — 1 Occ.