ʼArpakshad — H775

Definition

masculine proper noun

Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him

1. Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle"
2. third son of Shem

Usually translated as

Arphaxad

Origin

probably of foreign origin

Greek equivalents

• Arphaxád (G742)

Occurrences

ʼArpakshad occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), 1 Chronicles (3)

• Genesis 10:22 — The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad (וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד), and Lud, and Aram.
• Genesis 10:24 — And Arphaxad (וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד) begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
• Genesis 11:10 — These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad (אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד) two years after the flood:
• Genesis 11:11 — And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad (אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֔ד) five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
• Genesis 11:12 — And Arphaxad (וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֣ד) lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
• Genesis 11:13 — And Arphaxad (אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֗ד) lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
• 1 Chronicles 1:17 — The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad (וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד), and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
• 1 Chronicles 1:18 — And Arphaxad (וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד) begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
• 1 Chronicles 1:24 — Shem, Arphaxad (אַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד), Shelah,