775. Arpakshad

Strong's Lexicon

Arpakshad: Arphaxad

Original Word: אַרְפַּכְשַׂד
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Arpakshad
Pronunciation: ar-pak-SHAD
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-pak-shad')
Definition: Arphaxad
Meaning: Arpakshad

Word Origin: Likely of foreign origin, possibly Assyrian or Babylonian.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G742 (Ἀρφαξάδ): Arphaxad, used in the genealogies of Jesus in the New Testament (Luke 3:36).

Usage: Arphaxad is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, primarily known as a descendant of Noah. The name is often associated with the lineage of Shem, one of Noah's sons, and is significant in tracing the genealogy leading to Abraham.

Cultural and Historical Background: Arphaxad is a post-flood figure, appearing in the genealogies that trace the spread of humanity after the deluge. His name is mentioned in the Table of Nations, which outlines the descendants of Noah's sons and their respective territories. Arphaxad is traditionally considered the progenitor of the Chaldeans, a Semitic people who played a significant role in the history of Mesopotamia.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
third son of Shem, also the region settled by him
NASB Translation
Arpachshad (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אַרְמַּכְשַׁד proper name, masculine 3rd son of Shem ׳א Genesis 10:22,24; Genesis 11:12,13; 1 Chronicles 1:17,18,24; אַרְמַּכְשָׁ֑ד Genesis 11:10,11; doubtless a geographic name (derivation & meaning dubious, Thes derives from boundary (stem define, limit), compare also Ethiopic wall, + כשׁד = כֶּשֶׂד, i.e. Chaldean; so Schr^{COT Genesis 10:22} who identifies with Babylonia (compare Genesis 11:12f. & אוּר כַּשְׂדִּים Genesis 11:28; Genesis 11:31); see another interpretations Dl^{Pa 255}; according to most = Arrapachitis on Upper Zab, northeast from Nineveh, Assyrian Arba—a, Armen. Albak Lag^{Armen. Stud. 55 & references} so Bo MV, Di Genesis 10:22 Lag^{Sy i. 54} Nö^{ZMG 1882, 182}; but Assyrian Arba—a is unfavourable to this).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Arphaxad

Probably of foreign origin; Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him -- Arphaxad.

Forms and Transliterations

אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד ארפכשד וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣ד וארפכשד ’ar·paḵ·šaḏ ’ar·paḵ·šāḏ ’arpaḵšaḏ ’arpaḵšāḏ arpachShad vearpachShad wə’arpaḵšaḏ wə·’ar·paḵ·šaḏ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:22
HEB: עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֑וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֥וּד וַֽאֲרָֽם׃
NAS: and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud
KJV: and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud,
INT: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram

Genesis 10:24
HEB: וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד יָלַ֣ד אֶת־
NAS: Arpachshad became the father
KJV: And Arphaxad begat Salah;
INT: Arpachshad became of Shelah

Genesis 11:10
HEB: וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־ אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד שְׁנָתַ֖יִם אַחַ֥ר
NAS: and became the father of Arpachshad two years
KJV: and begat Arphaxad two years
INT: years and became of Arpachshad years after

Genesis 11:11
HEB: הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־ אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת
NAS: the father of Arpachshad, and he had
KJV: after he begat Arphaxad five hundred
INT: after became of Arpachshad five hundred

Genesis 11:12
HEB: וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣ד חַ֔י חָמֵ֥שׁ
NAS: Arpachshad lived thirty-five
KJV: And Arphaxad lived five
INT: Arpachshad lived five

Genesis 11:13
HEB: וַֽיְחִ֣י אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד אַֽחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ
NAS: and Arpachshad lived four
KJV: And Arphaxad lived after
INT: lived and Arpachshad after became

1 Chronicles 1:17
HEB: עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֔וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֣וּד וַאֲרָ֑ם
NAS: Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud,
KJV: and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud,
INT: Elam Asshur Arpachshad Lud Aram

1 Chronicles 1:18
HEB: וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד יָלַ֣ד אֶת־
NAS: Arpachshad became the father
KJV: And Arphaxad begat Shelah,
INT: Arpachshad became of Shelah

1 Chronicles 1:24
HEB: שֵׁ֥ם ׀ אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד שָֽׁלַח׃
NAS: Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,
KJV: Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
INT: Shem Arpachshad Shelah

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 775
9 Occurrences

’ar·paḵ·šāḏ — 4 Occ.
wə·’ar·paḵ·šaḏ — 5 Occ.