Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H778 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲרַק |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) by transmutation for H772 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | araq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ar-ak' |
| Meaning: | 1. the earth |
| KJV Renderings: | earth. |
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[אֲרַק] noun [feminine] earth (= [אֲרַע]; ארקא Egyptian Aramaic S-CPap. B 15 + often (sometimes also ארעא, as ib.16), Nineveh and Babylonian Aramaic Cooke192, also Mandean NöM§ 66, Zinjirli, Lzb227 Cooke166 (compare 183); עק֑, as Zinjirli מוצאמ֑וקא, רצהר֑קי, Cooke166, 185 ; compare K§ 7, 2 and anm. i and references, Cooke185 NöZMG xivii (1893), 100; M § 66 GunkSchöpf. 18 LzbEph. I. 223 SACJQ, 1903-4, 273); — emphatic אַרְקָא Jer 10:11a.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
