Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H708 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶרֶג |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H707 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ereg |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eh'-reg |
| Meaning: | 1. a weaving 2. a braid 3. (also) a shuttle |
| KJV Renderings: | beam, weaver's shuttle. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
אֶ֫רֶג noun [masculine] loom (see GFMPOS Oct.1889) — אֶרֶג Judg 16:4 hand-loom to which Samson's hair was fastened, plucked up by him (׳ א object of וַיִּסַּע; strike out הַיְתַד as gloss, compare GFM above); Job 7:6 יָמַי קַלּוּ מִנִּי אָ֑רֶג my days are swifter than a loom.
אַרְגֹּב see רגב .
אַרְגָּז see רגז .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Judges 16:14
Job 7:6
