ʼÂrach — H733

Definition

masculine proper noun

Arach, the name of three Israelites

1. Arah = "traveller"
2. a man of Asher
3. the prominent head of a family of returning exiles
4. another returned exile

Usually translated as

Arah

Origin

from H732; way faring

• Derived from ʼârach (H732)

Occurrences

ʼÂrach occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (2)

• 1 Chronicles 7:39 — And the sons of Ulla; Arah (אָרַ֥ח), and Haniel, and Rezia.
• Ezra 2:5 — The children of Arah (אָרַ֔ח), seven hundred seventy and five.
• Nehemiah 6:18 — For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah (אָרַ֑ח); and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
• Nehemiah 7:10 — The children of Arah (אָרַ֔ח), six hundred fifty and two.