Original Language Studio
Job 23:4
“I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָרַךְʻârak · aw-rak'
H6186 · Hebrew
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
- אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה — verb Qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 76 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 14:8Genesis 22:9Exodus 27:21Exodus 40:4Exodus 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.
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.