36:19 ; 37:13 (on Ö Ῥαφέθ = Ἀρφάθ cf. Lag BN 78), also Is 10:9 Je 49:2 3; ( cf.
Nö ZMG 1871, 258 Kiep ib. 655.)
אַרְפַּכְשַׁד S 775 GK 823 n.pr.m. 3rd son of Shem א׳ Gn 10:2 2, 24 ; 11:12 , 13 1 Ch 1:1 7, 18 , 24 ; אַרְפַּכְשָׁד Gn 11:1 0, 11 ; doubtless a geogr. name
( deriv. & meaning dub. , Thes der. from أُرْفَةٌ ( ˒urfatun ) boundary (stem أَرَفَ ( ˒arafa ) define, limit ), cf. also Ethiopic ( ˒araft ) wall , + כשׁד = כֶּשֶׂד , i.e. Chaldean; so Schr COT Gn 10:22 who identifies with Babylonia ( cf. Gn 11:12 f. & אוּר כַּשְׂדִּים v 2 8, 31 ); v. another interpr. Dl Pa 255, according to most = Arrapachitis on Upper Zab, NE. from Nineveh, Assyrian Arbaḫa , Armen. Albak Lag Armen. Stud. 55 & reff. so Bö M V, Di Gn 10:22 Lag Sy i. 54 Nö ZMG 1882,
182; but Assyrian Arbaḫa is unfavourable to this ) .
אֶרֶץ S 776 TWOT 167 GK 8242407 n.f. Gn 10:11 & ( seld. ) m. Ez 21:24 earth, land ( Ph. MI ארץ , Assyrian irṣitu COT Gloss, Arabic أَرْضٌ ( ˒arḍun ), Sab. ארץֿ e.g. Os 9 DHM ZMG 1875, 594, 614; Sem. Sprachf. 12 , cf. Prä BAS i. 374 n. , Aramaic אֲרַע , ܐܰܪܥܳܐ
(
˒ar˓o
)
)
א׳
abs.
Gn 1:24
+;
cstr.
2:11
+;
אָרֶץ
1:10
+;
c.
art. always
הָאָרֶץ
1:11
+;
c.
ה
ָ
loc.
אַרְצָה
11:31
+, (poet.
=
אָרֶץ
Jb 34:1
3;
cf.
1 S 25:23 1 K 1:31
);
sf.
אַרְצִי
20:15
+
אַרְצְךָ
(
אַרְצֶךָ
)
12:1
+, etc.;
pl.
אֲרָצֹות
Je 28:8
+
65 times;
cstr.
אַרְצֹות
Ez 39:27
+
6 times;
sf.
אַרְצֹתָם
Gn 10:5
+
2 times;
1.
a.
earth
, whole earth (
opp.
to a part)
Gn 18:18
,
25
;
22:18
(
=
הָאֲדָמָה
12:
3)
Je 25:26
,
29
,
30
;
26:6 Is 37:1
6,
20
=
2 K 19:1
5,
19 Zc 4:1
0,
14
+.
b.
earth
,
opp.
to heaven, sky
Gn 1:2 Ex 20:4 Dt 5:
8;
30:19 Ju 5:4 La 2:1 Is 37:16
=
2 K 19:15
ψ 146:6
1 Ch 21:16 ; 29:11 2 Ch 2:11 +; as permanent Ec 1:4 ; built on foundations, or pillars 1 S 2:8 ψ 104:5 Jb 38:4 Is 48:1 3; 51:13 , 16 cf. also Is 24:18 ψ 82:5 ; firm, so that its shaking is something terrible, & token of terrible power 1 S 14:5 2 S 22:8 = ψ 18:8 Jb 9:6 cf. ψ 46:3 & v 7; so also Am 8:8 Is 2:1 9, 21 ; 24:18 , 19 , 20 ψ 60:4 ; 77:19 ; 99:1 ;
114:7
; as hung on nothing
Jb 26:7
; with waters under it
Ex 20:4
=
Dt 5:8
cf.
Gn 7:1
1;
geogr. geography Schr E. Schrader. Lag Lag Arm. Stud. , or AS = Id., Armenische Studien Bö S. Bochart.
Lag P. de Lagarde, Symmicta . Os E. Osiander.
DHM D. H. Müller. Prä F. Prätorius. loc. local, locality.