Arki אַרְכִּי
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| אַרְכִּי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | arki |
| Strong's number | H757 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Archite |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Samuel (4) |
Arki (Hebrew אַרְכִּי, Strong's H757) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Archite”. It occurs 6 times.
Definition
Someone from Arach(?), first mentioned at Jos.16.2
§ Archite or Archi = "lengthy"
referring to the home city of Hushai
§ Archite or Archi = "lengthy"
referring to the home city of Hushai
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | archite (5), archi (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | archite (5), archites (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Arki, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 16:2And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 15:32And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.
- 2 Samuel 16:16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
- 2 Samuel 17:5Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
- 2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 27:33And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).