H0775 H0775
Arpachshad, third son of Shem and ancestor in the genealogical line from Noah to Abraham.
A proper name designating the third son of Shem, listed in the Table of Nations (Gen 10:22) and the genealogy connecting Noah to Abraham (Gen 11:10-13). Arpachshad is a key link in the chosen lineage through which the covenant promises flow. The name likely has a geographic origin — possibly connected to the Chaldean region or Arrapachitis near Nineveh. Multilingual renderings are remarkably consistent: Spanish 'Arfaxad/Arpajsad', French 'Arpachshad/Arpacschad', reflecting the phonetic challenges of this ancient Semitic name.
Senses
1. Arpachshad (proper name) — Arpachshad — the proper name of Shem's third son and a patriarch in the direct genealogical line from Noah to Abraham. Appearing exclusively in Genesis 10-11 and 1 Chronicles 1:17-24, this figure anchors the post-Flood lineage through which the Abrahamic covenant descends. The name may derive from a geographic referent (possibly Babylonia or the region of Arrapachitis). Cross-linguistic evidence shows near-universal transliteration with minor phonetic adaptation: Spanish 'Arfaxad', French 'Arpacschad', German 'Arpachschad'. 9×
AR["أَرْفَكْشاد", "أَرْفَكْشَادَ", "أَرْفَكْشَادُ", "وَ-أَرْفَكْشاد", "وَ-أَرْفَكْشَادُ"]·ben["অর্পক্ষদ", "আর-আর্পক্ষদ", "আর্পক্ষদ", "ও-অর্পক্ষদ"]·DE["Arpachschad", "[ארפכשד]", "[וארפכשד]", "und-Arpachschad"]·EN["Arpachshad", "Arpakhshad", "and-Arpachshad", "and-Arpakhshad"]·FR["Arpachshad", "Arpacschad", "et-Arpachshad", "et-Arpacschad"]·heb["ארפכשד", "ו-ארפכשד"]·HI["अरपकशद", "अर्पक्षद", "और-अरपकशद", "और-अरपकशद-ने", "और-अर्पक्षद"]·ID["Arpakhsad", "Arpakhsyad", "Dan-Arpakhsad", "dan-Arpakhsad", "dan-Arpakhsyad"]·IT["Arpachshad", "Arpacshad", "e-Arpachshad", "e-Arpacshad"]·jav["Arpakhsad", "Lan-Arpakhsad", "lan-Arpakhsad"]·KO["그-와-아르박삿", "그리고-아르박삿", "그리고-아르박삿은", "그리고-아르박삿이", "아르박삿", "아르박삿은"]·PT["Arpakhshad", "E-Arpakhshad", "e-Arpakhshad"]·RU["Арпакшад", "Арпакшада", "Арпахшад", "И-Арпахшад", "и-Арпакшад", "и-Арпахшад", "и-Арфаксад"]·ES["Arfaxad", "Arpajsad", "Y-Arfajshad", "Y-Arfaxad", "Y-Arpajsad", "y-Arfajshad", "y-Arpajsad"]·SW["Arpakshadi", "Na-Arpakshadi", "na-Arpakshadi"]·TR["Arpakşad", "Arpakşad'ı", "Ve-Arpakşad", "ve-Arpakşad"]·urd["ارفکشد", "ارپکشد", "اور-ارفکشد", "اور-ارفکشد-نے", "و-ارپکشد"]
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
† אַרְפַּכְשַׁד n.pr.m. 3rd son of Shem א׳ Gn 10:22, 24; 11:12, 13; 1 Ch 1:17, 18, 24; אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד Gn 11:10, 11; doubtless a geogr. name (deriv. & meaning dub., Thes der. from أُرْفَةٌ boundary (stem أَرَفَ define, limit), cf. also Ethiopic አረፍት wall, + כשׁד = כֶּשֶׂד, i.e. Chaldean; so SchrCOT Gn 10:22 who identifies with Babylonia (cf. Gn 11:12 f. & אוּר כַּשְׂדִּים v 28, 31); v. another…