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Archite — a gentililic adjective denoting origin from the town of Erech/Arkah, applied chiefly to Hushai, David's counselor.
The Archite (אַרְכִּי) is a gentililic adjective identifying someone from the town of Erech or Arkah, a settlement near Bethel whose territory is mentioned in Joshua 16:2. Its primary bearer is Hushai the Archite, David's trusted 'friend' and counselor who played a pivotal role during Absalom's rebellion. When David fled Jerusalem, Hushai met him at the summit of the Mount of Olives and was sent back to counter Ahithophel's advice (2 Sam 15:32). His strategy of delay — urging Absalom to gather all Israel before attacking — proved decisive and saved David's life (2 Sam 17:5-14). He also appears in David's court roster as a royal adviser (1 Chr 27:33).
Senses
1. the Arki — A gentililic adjective meaning 'the Archite,' denoting origin from the town of Erech or Arkah near Bethel, whose border is noted in Joshua 16:2. Applied almost exclusively to Hushai, David's loyal counselor and 'friend of the king,' who served as a covert agent during Absalom's revolt: he met David on the Mount of Olives (2 Sam 15:32), infiltrated Absalom's court (2 Sam 16:16), and successfully countered Ahithophel's counsel with a strategy of delay that saved David's life (2 Sam 17:5, 14). Also listed among David's officials (1 Chr 27:33). The consistent definite article in Hebrew (הָאַרְכִּי) is reflected in multilingual renderings: English 'the Archite/Arkite,' Spanish 'el arquita,' French 'le Archite.' 6×
AR["الأَركيُّ", "الأَرْكيِّ", "الْأَرْكي", "الْأَرْكِيُّ"]·ben["অর্কীয়", "অর্কীয়দের", "অর্কীয়ের"]·DE["[הארכי]", "der-Archite", "der-Arki"]·EN["the-Archite", "the-Arki", "the-Arkite"]·FR["[הארכי]", "le-Archite", "le-Arki"]·heb["ה-ארכי"]·HI["-के-एरेकी", "अर्की", "अर्की-की", "अर्की-को"]·ID["-orang-Arkhi", "-orang-Arki", "orang-Arki"]·IT["[הארכי]", "il-Archite", "il-Arki"]·jav["sang-Arki", "tiyang-Arkhi", "tiyang-Arki"]·KO["그-아렉-사람", "그-아렉-사람의", "그-아르기-사람", "그-아르기-사람의", "아르기-사람이", "아르기-사람인"]·PT["o-arquita"]·RU["-аркиянин", "Аркийца", "Архитянина", "аркит"]·ES["el-arquita"]·SW["Mwarki", "ha-Mwarki"]·TR["Arki", "Arki'li", "Arkilerin", "Arklı"]·urd["ارکی", "ارکیوں-کی", "اَرکی", "اَرکی-کی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אַרְכִּי adj.gent. (deriv. unknown) applied to חוּשַׁי 2 S 15:32; 16:16; 17:5, 14; 1 Ch 27:33; with art. = n. coll. גְּבוּל הָא׳ Jos 16:2 (not far from Bethel).