Word Study · Strong's H746 · Hebrew
אֲרְיוֹךְ
Aryok
ar-yoke'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĂryôwk
“Arjok, the name of two Babylonians”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Arjok, the name of two Babylonians
Rendered in the KJV as
Arioch.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- אַרְי֖וֹךְ2
- אַרְי֔וֹךְ1
- אַרְיוֹךְ֙1
- וְאַרְי֖וֹךְ1
- לְאַרְי֕וֹךְ1
- לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙1
How it is rendered · 3
- Arioch4
- to Arioch2
- and Arioch1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANpm · 3
- AR/Npm · 2
- HC/Npm · 1
- HNpm · 1
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Where this word lives
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Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 14:1אַרְי֖וֹךְʾaryokhproper noun (a name)In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiimhere: Arioch
- Genesis 14:9וְאַרְי֖וֹךְvearyokhconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.here: and Arioch
Daniel5 occurrences
- Daniel 2:14לְאַרְי֕וֹךְlearyokhpreposition + proper noun (a name)When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.here: to Arioch
- Daniel 2:15לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙learyokhpreposition + proper noun (a name)“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.here: to Arioch
- Daniel 2:15אַרְי֖וֹךְʾaryokhproper noun (a name)“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.here: Arioch
- Daniel 2:24אַרְי֔וֹךְʾaryokhproper noun (a name)Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”here: Arioch
- Daniel 2:25אַרְיוֹךְ֙ʾaryokhproper noun (a name)Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”here: Arioch