757. Arki
Lexicon
Arki: Arkite

Original Word: אַרְכִּי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Arkiy
Pronunciation: ar-kee'
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-kee')
Definition: Arkite
Meaning: an Arkite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Archi, Archite

Patrial from another place (in Palestine) of similar name with 'Erek; an Arkite or native of Erek -- Archi, Archite.

see HEBREW 'Erek

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a native of a place in Pal.
NASB Translation
Archite (5), Archites (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַרְכִּי adjective, of a people (derivation unknown) applied to חוּשַׁי 2 Samuel 15:32; 2 Samuel 16:16; 2 Samuel 17:5,14; 1 Chronicles 27:33; with article = collective noun ׳גְּבוּל הָא Joshua 16:2 (not far from Bethel).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the name of a location, Arka, a city in ancient Canaan.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the term "Arkite" as it is a specific proper noun referring to a Canaanite tribe. However, the concept of genealogical listings and tribal affiliations can be found in various Greek terms related to lineage and descent in the Septuagint and New Testament genealogies.

Usage: The term "Arkite" is used in the Bible to refer to a descendant or inhabitant of the city of Arka, which was located in the region of Canaan. It is specifically mentioned in genealogical contexts.

Context: The term "Arkite" (אַרְכִּי) appears in the genealogical records of the Bible, specifically in the context of the descendants of Canaan. Arka was a city situated in the northern part of ancient Canaan, near the region of modern-day Lebanon. The Arkites are listed among the various Canaanite tribes in Genesis 10:17 and 1 Chronicles 1:15. These passages are part of the Table of Nations, which outlines the descendants of Noah's sons after the flood. The Arkites, as descendants of Canaan, are part of the broader narrative of the Canaanite peoples who inhabited the land prior to the Israelite conquest. The mention of the Arkites serves to provide a comprehensive account of the peoples and tribes that populated the ancient Near East, highlighting the diverse ethnic and cultural landscape of the region during biblical times.

Forms and Transliterations
הָאַרְכִּ֑י הָאַרְכִּ֔י הָאַרְכִּ֖י הָאַרְכִּ֛י הארכי hā’arkî hā·’ar·kî haarKi
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 16:2
HEB: אֶל־ גְּב֥וּל הָאַרְכִּ֖י עֲטָרֽוֹת׃
NAS: to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.
KJV: unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
INT: to the border of the Archites Ataroth

2 Samuel 15:32
HEB: לִקְרָאתוֹ֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י קָר֙וּעַ֙ כֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹ
NAS: Hushai the Archite met
KJV: behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet
INT: to meet Hushai the Archite torn his coat

2 Samuel 16:16
HEB: בָּ֞א חוּשַׁ֧י הָאַרְכִּ֛י רֵעֶ֥ה דָוִ֖ד
NAS: Hushai the Archite, David's
KJV: And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's
INT: came Hushai the Archite friend David's

2 Samuel 17:5
HEB: גַּ֖ם לְחוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֑י וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה מַה־
NAS: Hushai the Archite also,
KJV: now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear
INT: also Hushai the Archite hear what

2 Samuel 17:14
HEB: עֲצַת֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י מֵעֲצַ֖ת אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל
NAS: of Hushai the Archite is better
KJV: of Hushai the Archite [is] better
INT: the counsel of Hushai the Archite the counsel of Ahithophel

1 Chronicles 27:33
HEB: ס וְחוּשַׁ֥י הָאַרְכִּ֖י רֵ֥עַ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: and Hushai the Archite [was] the king's
KJV: and Hushai the Archite [was] the king's
INT: to the king and Hushai the Archite friend the king's

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 757
6 Occurrences


hā·’ar·kî — 6 Occ.















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