Word Study · Strong's H757 · Hebrew
אַרְכִּי
Arki
ar-kee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼArkîy
“an Arkite or native of Erek”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an Arkite or native of Erek
Rendered in the KJV as
Archi, Archite.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- הָאַרְכִּ֖י2
- הָאַרְכִּ֔י2
- הָאַרְכִּ֛י1
- הָאַרְכִּ֑י1
How it is rendered · 2
- the Arkite5
- the Arkite[s]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)6
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- HTd/Ngmsa · 6
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 15:32הָאַרְכִּ֔יhaarkithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.here: the Arkite
- 2 Samuel 16:16הָאַרְכִּ֛יhaarkithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”here: the Arkite
- 2 Samuel 17:5הָאַרְכִּ֑יhaarkithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”here: the Arkite
- 2 Samuel 17:14הָאַרְכִּ֔יhaarkithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.here: the Arkite