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1 Samuel 17:21

“For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

עָרַךְʻârak · aw-rak'
H6186 · Hebrew

Definition: to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
תַּעֲרֹ֤ךְ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3fs
Usage: Occurs 76 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:8 Genesis 22:9 Exodus 27:21 Exodus 40:4 Exodus 40:23

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָרַךְ here.

Verse 20 Verse 22

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.