HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H757
אַרְכִּי
ar.ki — Archite
Someone from Arach(?), first mentioned at Jos.16.2 § Archite or Archi = "lengthy" referring to the home city of Hushai
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Archite
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2438
חִירָם
chi.ram — Hiram
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.11 Also named: chu.ram (חוּרָם "Hiram" H2361) § Hiram, Huram = "noble" 1) the king of Tyre who sent workmen and materials to Jerusalem to build both the palace for David and the temple for Solomon 2) the chief architect and engineer of Solomon's temple sent by King Hiram to Solomon
18 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2365
חוּשַׁי
chu.shay — Hushai
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.15.32; father of: Baana (H1195H) § Hushai = "hasting" 1) an Archite, a friend of David 2) the father of Baana, an officer of Solomon; probably the same as 1
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2361
חוּרָם
chu.ram — Hiram
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.11 Another name of chi.ram (חִירָם "Hiram" H2438G) § Huram = "noble born" 1) son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 2) king of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; alternate spelling for 'Hiram' 3) a chief architect of Solomon's temple; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1212
בְּצַלְאֵל
be.tsal.el — Bezalel
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.31.2; son of: Uri (H0221) § Bezaleel = "in the shadow (i.e. protection) of God" 1) son of Uri and grandson of Hur; a skilled Judahite artisan in all works of metal, wood, and stone and one of the architects of the tabernacle 2) an Israelite, one of the sons of Pahath-moab, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2947
טֶ֫פַח
te.phach — handbreadth
1) span, width of the hand, hand breadth 1a) a unit of measurement, measurement of length 2) coping (an architectural term)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H525
אָמוֹן
a.mon — artisan
artificer, architect, master workman, skilled workman
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6065
οἰκοδόμος
oikodomos — builder
a builder, an architect , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G753
ἀρχιτέκτων
architektōn — master-builder
ἀρχι-τέκτων, -ονος, ὁ (τέκτων), [in LXX: Isa.3:3 (חָרָשׁ) Sir.38:27. 2Ma.2:29 * ;] a master-builder, architect: 1Co.3:10 (in π. of building contractors, MM, see word).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G754
ἀρχιτελώνης
architelōnēs — chief tax collector
ἀρχι-τελώνης, -ου, ὁ a chief tax-collector, chief publican: Luk.19:2.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5646
עָב
av — threshold
1) an architectural term 1a) meaning uncertain; perhaps projecting roof, landing, thick beam, plank, threshold
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6561
ἀρχιτεκτονέω
architektoneō — construction chief
1. to be the architect , (Plutarch) 2. generally, to construct, contrive , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6562
ἀρχιτεκτονία
architektonia — construction
construction
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8606
παράδειγμα
paradeigma — a model
1. a pattern or model of the thing to be executed, Lat. exemplar, an architect's plan , (Herdotus Historicus); a sculptor's or painter's model , (Plato Philosophus) 2. a precedent, example , (Thucydides); ἐπὶ παραδείγματος by way of example , (Aeschines Orator) 3. an example , i. e. a lesson or warning , π. ἔχειν τινός to take a lesson from another, (Thucydides); τὸ σὸν π. ἔχων (Sophocles Tragicus); ζῶντά τινα τοῖς λοιποῖς π. ποιεῖν (Demosthenes Orator) 4. an argument, proof from example , (Thucydides) 5. the model or copy of an existing thing, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8975
πτερόν
pteron — a feather
1. mostly in plural feathers , (Odyssey by Homer), etc.; in singular a feather , (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. = πτέρυξ, a bird's wing , in plural wings , (Homer); Παλλάδος ὑπὸ πτεροῖς ὄντας, metaphorically from chickens under the hen's wings, (Aeschulus Tragicus): —; τῷ πτερὰ γίγνετο he got as it were wings , i. e. spirit, courage, (Iliad by Homer) 3. the wings of a bat (see. πτίλον II), (Herdotus Historicus) 4. any winged creature , as the Sphinx, (Euripides); a beetle, (Aristophanes Comicus) 5. like οἰωνός, Lat. avis, an augury, omen, (Pindar) 6. anything like wings : as 7. a ship's wings , i. e. oars (compare πτερόω); ἐρετμά, τά τε πτερὰ νηυσὶ πέλονται (Odyssey by Homer); νηὸς πτερά (Hesiod):—; hence birds are said πτεροῖς ἐρέσσειν, (Euripides) 8. ἀέθλων πτερά, i. e. the wings of victory, which lift the Poet to heaven, (Pindar) 9. a feathered arrow , (Euripides) 10. τοῦ πώγωνος τὰ πτερά the points of the beard, (Lucian) 11. in Architecture, of the rows of columns along the sides of Greek temples, see. ἄπτερος. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
The usual designation of Hushai (2 Sam. 15:32; 17:5, 14; 1 Chr. 27:33), who was a native of Archi. He was “the king’s friend”, i.e., he held office under David similar to that of our modern privy councillor.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.