The meaning of “עֲרָד”
Understanding ʻĂrâd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Arad. - § Arad = "a wild ass" - Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israelite n pr m 1)...
עֲרָד
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| 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.” Word: עֲרָד (ʻĂrâd) | |
| 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.” Word: עֲרָד (ʻĂrâd) | |
| Joshua 12:14 | “The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;” Word: עֲרָד (ʻĂrâd) | |
| 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.” Word: עֲרָד (ʻĂrâd) | |
| 1 Chronicles 8:15 | “And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,” Word: עֲרָד (ʻĂrâd) |