780. Ararat

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Ararat: Ararat

Original Word: אֲרָרַט
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Ararat
Pronunciation: ah-rah-RAHT
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-aw-rat')
Definition: Ararat
Meaning: Ararat

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ararat, Armenia

Of foreign origin; Ararat (or rather Armenia) -- Ararat, Armenia.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a district in E. Armenia
NASB Translation
Ararat (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲרָרַט proper name, of a territory Ararat (Assyrian Urar‰u COT^Gloss, compare Lag^{Armen. Stud. § 100}) — ׳א Jeremiah 51:27; אֲרָרָ֑ט Genesis 8:4 3t. — a district in Eastern Armenia between the river Araxes & lakes Van & Oroomiah, compare KGF; to this probably reference in 2 Kings 19:37 = Isaiah 37:38 ׳אֶרֶץ א; also Genesis 8:4 ׳הָרֵי א, where the ark rested; used perhaps with wider reference Jeremiah 51:27 ׳מַמְלְכוֺת א ("" מִנִּי, אַשְׁכְּנַז).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Of foreign origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Ararat, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, uses the term "Ararat" in its transliteration of the Hebrew text.

Usage: The term "Ararat" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a region or kingdom. It is mentioned in the context of the resting place of Noah's Ark and as a kingdom involved in historical events.

Context: Ararat is a significant geographical and historical term in the Hebrew Bible. It is first mentioned in Genesis 8:4, where it is described as the location where Noah's Ark came to rest after the floodwaters receded: "On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat" (BSB). This association has led to Ararat being traditionally identified with the mountainous region in present-day eastern Turkey, near the borders of Armenia and Iran.

In addition to its connection with the flood narrative, Ararat is also mentioned in 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, where it is referred to as a kingdom. In these passages, the sons of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, flee to the land of Ararat after assassinating their father: "One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat" (BSB).

The historical and geographical identity of Ararat has been the subject of much scholarly discussion. It is often associated with the ancient kingdom of Urartu, which was located in the region of the Armenian Highlands. The name "Ararat" itself is believed to be a variation of "Urartu," reflecting the linguistic and cultural exchanges of the time.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲרָרַ֖ט אֲרָרָ֑ט אֲרָרָֽט׃ אררט אררט׃ ’ă·rā·raṭ ’ă·rā·rāṭ ’ărāraṭ ’ărārāṭ araRat

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 8:4
HEB: עַ֖ל הָרֵ֥י אֲרָרָֽט׃
NAS: rested upon the mountains of Ararat.
KJV: upon the mountains of Ararat.
INT: upon the mountains of Ararat

2 Kings 19:37
HEB: נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־
NAS: into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon
KJV: into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon
INT: escaped the land of Ararat became and Esarhaddon

Isaiah 37:38
HEB: נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־
NAS: into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon
KJV: into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon
INT: escaped the land of Ararat became and Esarhaddon

Jeremiah 51:27
HEB: עָלֶ֛יהָ מַמְלְכ֥וֹת אֲרָרַ֖ט מִנִּ֣י וְאַשְׁכְּנָ֑ז
NAS: her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni
KJV: against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni,
INT: against her the kingdoms of Ararat Minni and Ashkenaz

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 780
4 Occurrences

’ă·rā·rāṭ — 4 Occ.