מַעֲרָכָה
ma.a.ra.khah
“rank”
Definition
an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array
feminine of H4633 (מַעֲרָךְ);
- row, rank, battle-line 1a) battle-line 1b) rank 1c) row Also means: ma.a.rah (*מַעֲרָה *"army" H4630)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מַעֲרָכָה appears 16 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other.
David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
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