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עֵרֶךְ

𐤏𐤓𐤊

ʻêrek

H6187 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ערך to arrange, to set in order, to value, to estimate

Definition

Arrangement or setting in order, often pertaining to the placing or organizing of objects, people, or abstract concepts; also refers to an assigned value or estimation, especially in sacrificial or legal contexts. The term encompasses the sense of something being arranged, set forth, or systematically valued, whether physically or figuratively.

Semantic Range

arrangement, setting in order, assigned value, estimation, value, price, arrangement of ritual objects (e.g., showbread), valuation in legal vows, order or system

Root / Etymology

From the root ערך (to arrange, set in order, value, estimate). The noun עֵרֶךְ derives directly from this root and encapsulates notions of arrangement and valuation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, עֵרֶךְ is primarily used to refer to the arrangement or ordering of items, particularly in ritual or cultic contexts, such as the arrangement of the showbread (Leviticus 24:6) or the setting in order of offerings. It also occurs in legal-procedural texts, such as Leviticus 27, where the term denotes the act of assigning monetary value to persons, animals, or property dedicated by vow — a formal process sometimes translated as 'estimation.' This is a specialized term of priestly administration. The notion of 'order' (as in 'in order, in arrangement') may also be applied in poetic usage. The English terms 'value,' 'estimation,' or 'order' used in translation do not always capture the full scope; in some contexts, 'arrangement' or 'setting forth' is closer to the sense. In later Hebrew, the word evolves primarily to mean 'value' or 'worth.' The term is distinct from מַעֲרָכָה (ma'arakhah, arrangement, array, or battle line), though both involve arrangement, with עֵרֶךְ focusing more on the act or status of arrangement/valuation than a physical array. In Second Temple Hebrew and later, the noun increasingly refers to abstract concepts of value or merit, developing away from the concrete sense of 'arrangement.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from עָרַךְ; a pile, equipment, estimate; equal, estimation, (things that are set in) order, price, proportion, [idiom] set at, suit, taxation, [idiom] valuest.

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Root Family

ערך (ʿ-r-k) — arrange, set in order, value, estimate

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4633 מַעֲרָךְ arrangements of
H4634 מַעֲרָכָה in the ordered formation
H4635 מַעֲרֶכֶת the arranged set
H6186 עָרַךְ he arranged

Word Forms

12 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6187-03 עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֙ erekekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your valuation your assigned value 12
H6187-01 בְּ/עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֛ beerekekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms according to your valuation in your valuation 6
H6187-05 עֶרְכּ֑/וֹ ereko HNcmsc/Sp3ms assessment his valuation 3
H6187-07 כְּ/עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֥ keerekekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms according to your valuation according to your valuation 2
H6187-06 הָֽ/עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֔ haerekekha HTd/Ncmsc/Sp2ms your valuation your valuation 2
H6187-10 מֵֽ/עֶרְכֶּ֔/ךָ meerekekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms from your valuation from your valuation 2
H6187-02 עֶרְכָּ֑/הּ erekah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its value her assigned value 1
H6187-09 כְּ/עֶרְכּ֗/וֹ keereko HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms according-to-assessment-his according to his valuation 1
H6187-11 בְ/עֶרְכֶּ֔/ךָ veerekekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms according to your valuation your assigned value 1
H6187-04 עֵ֥רֶךְ erekhe HNcmsc arrangement arrangement of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

33 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6187-05 Exodus 40:4 עֶרְכּ֑/וֹ ereko HNcmsc/Sp3ms its arrangement his valuation
H6187-04 Exodus 40:23 עֵ֥רֶךְ erekhe HNcmsc arrangement arrangement of
H6187-01 Leviticus 5:15 בְּ/עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֛ beerekekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms according to your valuation in your valuation
H6187-01 Leviticus 5:18 בְּ/עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֥ beerekekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms according to your valuation in your valuation
H6187-01 Leviticus 5:25 בְּ/עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֥ beerekekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms according to your valuation in your valuation
H6187-01 Leviticus 27:2 בְּ/עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֥ beerekekha HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms according to your valuation in your valuation
H6187-03 Leviticus 27:3 עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֙ erekekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your valuation your assigned value
H6187-03 Leviticus 27:3 עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֗ erekekha-2 HNcmsc/Sp2ms your valuation your assigned value
H6187-03 Leviticus 27:4 עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֖ erekekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your valuation your assigned value
H6187-03 Leviticus 27:5 עֶרְכְּ/ךָ֛ erekekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your valuation your assigned value
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