Maʻărâkâh — H4634

Definition

feminine noun

an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array

1. row, rank, battle-line
1. battle-line
2. rank
3. row

Usually translated as

army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row

Origin

feminine of H4633

• Maʻărâk (H4633)

Greek equivalents

• kaûsis (G2740)
• parembolḗ (G3925)

Occurrences

Maʻărâkâh occurs 19 times in 17 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Leviticus (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (13), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Exodus 39:37 — The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order (הַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖ה), and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
• Leviticus 24:6 — And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
• Judges 6:26 — And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place (בַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה), and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
• 1 Samuel 4:2 — And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army (בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙) in the field about four thousand men.
• 1 Samuel 4:12 — And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army (מֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה), and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
• 1 Samuel 4:16 — And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army (הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה), and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
• 1 Samuel 4:16 — And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army (הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה). And he said, What is there done, my son?
• 1 Samuel 17:8 — And he stood and cried unto the armies (מַעַרְכֹ֣ת) of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
• 1 Samuel 17:10 — And the Philistine said, I defy the armies (מַעַרְכ֥וֹת) of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
• 1 Samuel 17:20 — And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight (הַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה), and shouted for the battle.
• 1 Samuel 17:21 — For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army (מַעֲרָכָ֖ה) against army.
• 1 Samuel 17:21 — For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army (מַעֲרָכָֽה).
• 1 Samuel 17:22 — And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army (הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה), and came and saluted his brethren.
• 1 Samuel 17:26 — And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies (מַעַרְכ֖וֹת) of the living God?
• 1 Samuel 17:36 — Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies (מַעַרְכֹ֖ת) of the living God.
• 1 Samuel 17:45 — Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies (מַעַרְכ֥וֹת) of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
• 1 Samuel 17:48 — And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army (הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה) to meet the Philistine.
• 1 Samuel 23:3 — And David’s men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies (מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת) of the Philistines?
• 1 Chronicles 12:38 — All these men of war, that could keep rank (מַעֲרָכָה֒), came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.