מַעֲרָכָהmaʻărâkâh
row, rank, battle-line
Pronunciation: mah-ar-aw-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4634
Meanings
1.
a. battle-line (1 Samuel 4:2; 1 Samuel 4:12; 1 Samuel 4:16)
b. ranks, = army (1 Samuel 17:10; 1 Samuel 17:45; 1 Samuel 17:8)
2. lamps of the row, i.e. arranged in a row (Exodus 39:37)
3. order, arrangement (Judges 6:26; Numbers 23:4)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 39:37 the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;
- Judges 6:26 Then build an altar to the Lord your God here on this hilltop sanctuary, laying the stones carefully. Sacrifice the bull as a burnt offering on the altar, using as fuel the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.”
- 1 Samuel 4:2 The Philistines attacked and defeated the army of Israel, killing 4,000 men.
- 1 Samuel 4:12 A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief.
- 1 Samuel 4:16 He said to Eli, “I have just come from the battlefield—I was there this very day.” “What happened, my son?” Eli demanded.
- 1 Samuel 17:8 Goliath stood and shouted a taunt across to the Israelites. “Why are you all coming out to fight?” he called. “I am the Philistine champion, but you are only the servants of Saul. Choose one man to come down here and fight me!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).