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The meaning of עֵרֶךְ

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

Definition

equal, estimation, (things that are set in) order, price, proportion, [idiom] set at, suit, taxation, [idiom] valuest. -...

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עֵרֶךְ

Phoneticeh'rek
Transliterationʻêrek
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

29 total references
ReferenceText
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)

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
29x
Most Frequent Book
Leviticus

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