The meaning of “עֵרֶךְ”
Understanding ʻêrek reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
equal, estimation, (things that are set in) order, price, proportion, [idiom] set at, suit, taxation, [idiom] valuest. -...
עֵרֶךְ
equal, estimation, (things that are set in) order, price, proportion, [idiom] set at, suit, taxation, [idiom] valuest. - a pile, equipment, estimate 1) order, row, estimate, things that are set in order, layer, pile 1a) order, row 1b) estimate, valuation
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 40:23 | “And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.” Word: עֵרֶךְ (ʻêrek) | |
| Leviticus 27:12 | “And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.” Word: עֵרֶךְ (ʻêrek) | |
| Numbers 18:16 | “And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.” Word: עֵרֶךְ (ʻêrek) | |
| Judges 17:10 | “And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.” Word: עֵרֶךְ (ʻêrek) | |
| 2 Kings 23:35 | “And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh–nechoh.” Word: עֵרֶךְ (ʻêrek) |
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