GREEK · G742
Ἀρφαξάδ
Arphaxad — Arphaxad
Ἀρφαξάδ, ὁ(Heb. אַרְפַּכְשַׁד), Arphaxad: Luk.3:36.† (AS)
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Arphaxad
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H775
אַרְפַּכְשַׁד
ar.pakh.shad — Arpachshad
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758); father of: Cainan (G2536); also called Arphaxad at Luk.3.36; Also named: Arphaxad (Ἀρφαξάδ "Arphaxad" G0742) § Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle" third son of Shem
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7974
שֶׁ֫לַח
she.lach — Shelah
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.24; son of: Cainan (G2536); father of: Eber (H5677) Also named: Sala (Σαλά "Shelah" G4527H) § Salah or Shelah = "sprout" son of Arphaxad and father of Eber
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Καϊνάν, Καϊνάμ
Kainan, Kainam — Cainan
Καινάμ (T, Καϊ-; Rec. Καϊνάν), ό, indecl. (Heb. קֵינָן), Cainam, Cainan; 1. son of Enos (Gen.5:9): Luk.3:37. 2. Son of Arphaxad (Gen.10:24 (LXX): Luk.3:36.† (AS)
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Son of Shem, born the year after the Deluge. He died at the age of 438 years (Gen. 11:10-13; 1 Chr. 1:17, 18; Luke 3:36). He dwelt in Mesopotamia, and became, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, the progenitor of the Chaldeans. The tendency is to recognize in the word the name of the country nearest the ancient domain of the Chaldeans. Some regard the word as an Egypticized form of the territorial name of Ur Kasdim, or Ur of the Chaldees.
Scripture references
Genesis 11:10-131 Chronicles 1:171 Chronicles 1:18Luke 3:36Genesis 10:22Genesis 10:24Genesis 11:10Jdt 1:1-4
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.