The meaning of “עֲרָד”

Understanding ʻĂrâd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

עֲרָד

Phoneticar-awd'

TransliterationʻĂrâd

Grammar Code

N:N--L

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Arad. - § Arad = "a wild ass" - Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israelite n pr m 1) a Benjamite, son of Beriah, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath n pr loc 2) a royal city of the Canaanites north of the wilderness of Judah

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

5 total references

Reference	Text
Numbers 21:1	“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”
Numbers 33:40	“And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.”
Joshua 12:14	“The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;”
Judges 1:16	“And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.”
1 Chronicles 8:15	“And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,”

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Book Distribution

Numbers2

Joshua1

Judges1

1 Chronicles1

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'עֲרָד' deepen your understanding of Numbers 21:1?

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