757. Arki
Strong's Lexicon
Arki: Arkite

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

Word Origin: Derived from the name of a place, possibly related to the city of Arka, located in the region of Lebanon.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Arki" as it is a specific proper noun referring to a Canaanite tribe. However, the Greek term Χαναναῖος (G5477) refers to the Canaanites in general.

Usage: The term "Arki" refers to an inhabitant of the city of Arka. In the Bible, it is used to identify individuals who are from this specific location. The Arkites were one of the Canaanite tribes mentioned in the genealogies of the nations.

Cultural and Historical Background: Arka was an ancient city located in the region of Lebanon, near the Mediterranean coast. It was part of the land inhabited by the Canaanites before the Israelites entered the Promised Land. The Arkites, as residents of this city, were among the various peoples that the Israelites encountered during their conquest of Canaan. The city of Arka was known for its strategic location and was influenced by various cultures over time, including the Phoenicians and later the Greeks and Romans.

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).

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

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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