Strong's Lexicon

H6207

H6207 — עָרַק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewaraqverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1703

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6207
Word:	עָרַק
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	araq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	aw-rak'
Meaning:	1. to gnaw 2. (figuratively, by hyberbole) eat 3. (participle) a pain
KJV Renderings:	fleeing, sinew.

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[עָרַק] verb gnaw (Arabic [untranscribed source text 4098] id.; Syriac [untranscribed source text 4099] Pa`el);

Syriac in Lexicons, and Pa`el; but Syriac usually flee, as ᵑ7 . —

Qal Participle plural הַעֹרְקִים צִיָּה Job 30:3 they who gnaw the dry (ground; figurative of scanty subsistence); suffix עֹרְקַי Job 30:17 my gnawing (pains) do not sleep.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke