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עָרַךְ

𐤏𐤓𐤊

ʻârak

H6186 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

to arrange, to set in order, to organize or position objects, people, or concepts in a deliberate sequence; used in a range of contexts including preparing items, arranging units or troops, organizing offerings or objects, composing arguments, or ordering events. The verb conveys the idea of intentional arrangement or preparation for a particular purpose, whether military, ritual, social, or intellectual.

Semantic Range

to set in order, to arrange objects or persons, to set out bread or offerings, to arrange troops for battle, to organize or compose words or arguments, to estimate or value, to direct or prepare, to ordain or assign position, to compare or liken, to marshal resources

Root / Etymology

From the root ערך meaning 'to set in order, to arrange.' The verb form עָרַךְ expresses the basic action of arranging or ordering, whether physically (as in laying out objects or marshaling troops) or more abstractly (such as arranging ideas or values). The root is associated with intentionality and organization rather than mere movement or placement.

Historical & Contextual Notes

עָרַךְ appears in a variety of genres and contexts within the Hebrew Bible. In military settings, it commonly refers to setting troops or battle lines in order (e.g., 1 Samuel 17:8)—'to array' in preparation for battle. In ritual contexts, it describes arranging offerings on an altar or setting the bread of the Presence (showbread) in rows (e.g., Leviticus 24:6). The term is also used metaphorically for setting things in order, such as organizing words, arguments, or values, and in legal or economic contexts when estimating or valuing (often in participial forms). The core idea is purposeful order or structure, whether military, cultic, or organizational. Later biblical and post-biblical Hebrew uses continue these senses, including legal and literary arrangement. While some English translations use 'set in array' or 'prepare,' these do not always capture the breadth of the term, which extends beyond military arrangement to any kind of deliberate ordering. עָרַךְ is distinct from verbs like סידור (to arrange, used in post-biblical Hebrew) or תיקן (to fix, repair), in that it emphasizes the act of putting things in considered order rather than merely fixing or decorating.

Translation Consistency

primary "arrange" 34 occurrences

Most attested and natural: the majority of P2 renderings use 'arranged'/'arrange' and the primary sense is to set in order or organize. 'Arrange' naturally covers ritual placing, ordering troops or items, composing or ordering words, and preparing/positioning for a purpose. It is broader and more idiomatic than alternatives like 'set', 'order', or 'marshal' while remaining precise for the typical usages.

Alternatives (16 occurrences):
"value" (4x) "set in order" (4x) "priest shall value" (1x) "arrayed" (1x) "drew up" (1x) "ordered" (1x) "assessed" (1x) "compare" (1x) "set it in order" (1x) "prepare" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications); put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

ערך (maʻărâk) — to arrange, set in order, lay out

Root ערך to arrange, to order, to set in sequence
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4633 מַעֲרָךְ arrangements of
H4634 מַעֲרָכָה in the ordered formation
H4635 מַעֲרֶכֶת the arranged set
H6187 עֵרֶךְ in your valuation

Word Forms

38 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H6186-24 וַ/יַּֽעַרְכ֥וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp and they arrayed and they arranged and they arranged 11
H6186-25 וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ vayaarokhe HC/Vqw3ms and he arrayed and he arranged and he arranged 8
H6186-07 עָר֖וּךְ arukhe HVqsmsa arrayed set in order set in order 4
H6186-17 לַ/עֲרֹ֥ךְ laarokhe HR/Vqc to array to set in order to arrange 4
H6186-38 יַעֲרֹךְ֩ yaarokhe HVqi3ms he shall arrange he will arrange he will arrange 4
H6186-02 עָרַ֣כְתִּי arakheti HVqp1cs I have prepared I arranged I arranged 3
H6186-20 עֹרְכֵ֥י orekhey HVqrmpc arrayed arrangers of arrangers of 3
H6186-28 וְ/עָ֣רְכוּ vearekhu HC/Vqq3cp and arrange and they arranged and they arranged 3
H6186-01 עָרַ֤ךְ arakhe HVqp3ms directed he arranged he arranged 2
H6186-05 עָרֹ֧ךְ arokhe HVqa Prepare to arrange to arrange 2

Occurrences in Scripture

76 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H6186-24 Genesis 14:8 וַ/יַּֽעַרְכ֤וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp they arrayed and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-25 Genesis 22:9 וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ vayaarokhe HC/Vqw3ms he arranged and he arranged and he arranged
H6186-38 Exodus 27:21 יַעֲרֹךְ֩ yaarokhe HVqi3ms he shall arrange he will arrange he will arrange
H6186-27 Exodus 40:4 וְ/עָרַכְתָּ֖ vearakheta HC/Vqq2ms and arrange and you arranged and you shall arrange
H6186-25 Exodus 40:23 וַ/יַּעֲרֹ֥ךְ vayaarokhe HC/Vqw3ms and he set in order and he arranged and he arranged
H6186-28 Leviticus 1:7 וְ/עָרְכ֥וּ vearekhu HC/Vqq3cp and arrange and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-28 Leviticus 1:8 וְ/עָרְכ֗וּ vearekhu HC/Vqq3cp and they arranged and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-26 Leviticus 1:12 וְ/עָרַ֤ךְ vearakhe HC/Vqq3ms and he shall arrange and he arranged and he shall arrange
H6186-26 Leviticus 6:5 וְ/עָרַ֤ךְ vearakhe HC/Vqq3ms and-he-shall-arrange and he arranged and he shall arrange
H6186-38 Leviticus 24:3 יַעֲרֹךְ֩ yaarokhe HVqi3ms shall arrange he will arrange he will arrange
H6186-38 Leviticus 24:4 יַעֲרֹ֖ךְ yaarokhe HVqi3ms he shall arrange he will arrange he will arrange
H6186-34 Leviticus 24:8 יַֽעַרְכֶ֛/נּוּ yaarekhenu HVqi3ms/Sp3ms he shall arrange it he will arrange him he shall arrange it
H6186-30 Leviticus 27:8 וְ/הֶעֱרִ֥יךְ veheerikhe HC/Vhq3ms and the priest shall value and he caused to arrange and he shall value
H6186-37 Leviticus 27:8 יַעֲרִיכֶ֖/נּוּ yaarikhenu HVhi3ms/Sp3ms shall value him he will arrange him the priest shall value him
H6186-30 Leviticus 27:12 וְ/הֶעֱרִ֤יךְ veheerikhe HC/Vhq3ms and shall value and he caused to arrange and shall value
H6186-31 Leviticus 27:14 וְ/הֶעֱרִיכ/וֹ֙ veheerikho HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3ms then he shall value it and he set him in order and he will value it
H6186-36 Leviticus 27:14 יַעֲרִ֥יךְ yaarikhe HVhi3ms he values he will cause to arrange he will value
H6186-02 Numbers 23:4 עָרַ֔כְתִּי arakheti HVqp1cs I have arranged I arranged I arranged
H6186-12 Joshua 2:6 הָ/עֲרֻכ֥וֹת haarukhot HTd/Vqsfpa which were laid in order the arranged ones the arranged ones
H6186-24 Judges 20:20 וַ/יַּעַרְכ֨וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp and they arrayed and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-17 Judges 20:22 לַ/עֲרֹ֣ךְ laarokhe HR/Vqc to array to set in order to arrange
H6186-04 Judges 20:22 עָ֥רְכוּ arekhu HVqp3cp they had arrayed they arranged they had arrayed
H6186-24 Judges 20:30 וַ/יַּעַרְכ֥וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp and arrayed themselves and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-24 Judges 20:33 וַ/יַּעַרְכ֖וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp and set themselves in array and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-24 1 Samuel 4:2 וַ/יַּעַרְכ֨וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp and they drew up and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-24 1 Samuel 17:2 וַ/יַּעַרְכ֥וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp and drew up and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-17 1 Samuel 17:8 לַ/עֲרֹ֣ךְ laarokhe HR/Vqc to array to set in order to arrange
H6186-23 1 Samuel 17:21 וַ/תַּעֲרֹ֤ךְ vataarokhe HC/Vqw3fs and drew up and she arranged and drew up
H6186-24 2 Samuel 10:8 וַ/יַּעַרְכ֥וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp and they drew up and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-25 2 Samuel 10:9 וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ vayaarokhe HC/Vqw3ms and arrayed and he arranged and he arranged
H6186-25 2 Samuel 10:10 וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֕ךְ vayaarokhe HC/Vqw3ms and he arrayed and he arranged and he arranged
H6186-24 2 Samuel 10:17 וַ/יַּעַרְכ֤וּ vayaarekhu HC/Vqw3mp and they arrayed and they arranged and they arranged
H6186-06 2 Samuel 23:5 עֲרוּכָ֤ה arukhah HVqsfsa ordered arranged one ordered
H6186-25 1 Kings 18:33 וַֽ/יַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ vayaarokhe HC/Vqw3ms and he arranged and he arranged and he arranged
H6186-15 2 Kings 23:35 הֶעֱרִ֣יךְ heerikhe HVhp3ms he-assessed he set in order he assessed
H6186-05 Isaiah 21:5 עָרֹ֧ךְ arokhe HVqa Prepare to arrange to arrange
H6186-07 Isaiah 30:33 עָר֤וּךְ arukhe HVqsmsa has been prepared set in order set in order
H6186-21 Isaiah 40:18 תַּ֥עַרְכוּ taarekhu HVqi2mp will you compare you will arrange will you compare
H6186-32 Isaiah 44:7 וְ/יַעְרְכֶ֨/הָ֙ veyaerekheha HC/Vqi3ms/Sp3fs and set it in order and he will arrange her and will set it in order
H6186-13 Isaiah 65:11 הַֽ/עֹרְכִ֤ים haorekhim HTd/Vqrmpa preparers the ones arranging the ones arranging
H6186-07 Jeremiah 6:23 עָר֗וּךְ arukhe HVqsmsa arrayed set in order set in order
H6186-16 Jeremiah 46:3 עִרְכ֤וּ irekhu HVqv2mp Order ye Arrange! Arrange yourselves!
H6186-28 Jeremiah 50:9 וְ/עָ֣רְכוּ vearekhu HC/Vqq3cp and-they-shall-array and they arranged and they will arrange
H6186-16 Jeremiah 50:14 עִרְכ֨וּ irekhu HVqv2mp Set yourselves in array Arrange! Arrange yourselves!
H6186-07 Jeremiah 50:42 עָר֗וּךְ arukhe HVqsmsa arrayed set in order set in order
H6186-07 Ezekiel 23:41 עָר֖וּךְ arukhe HVqsmsa prepared set in order set in order
H6186-11 Joel 2:5 עֱר֖וּךְ erukhe HVqsmsc arrayed arranged arranged
H6186-08 Psalms 5:4 אֶֽעֱרָךְ eerakhe HVqi1cs I will order I will arrange I will arrange
H6186-22 Psalms 23:5 תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְ taarokhe HVqi2ms you prepare you will set in order you prepare
H6186-05 Psalms 40:6 עֲרֹ֬ךְ arokhe HVqc to-order to arrange to arrange
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