H0780 H0780
Ararat; the mountainous region in eastern Armenia where Noah's ark came to rest after the Flood.
A geographical name referring to the mountainous territory of Urartu in eastern Armenia, between the Araxes River and Lakes Van and Urmia. Best known as the landing place of Noah's ark (Gen 8:4, 'the mountains of Ararat'), the name also appears in historical narratives: in 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, the sons of Sennacherib flee to the 'land of Ararat' after assassinating their father. Jeremiah 51:27 summons the 'kingdoms of Ararat' alongside Minni and Ashkenaz against Babylon, reflecting its status as a recognized political entity in the ancient Near East.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Ararat—a geographical territory corresponding to ancient Urartu in eastern Armenia, used both as a place of divine deliverance and as a political entity. Genesis 8:4 names 'the mountains of Ararat' as where the ark rested, making it a symbol of God's preservation through judgment. In 2 Kings 19:37 and Isaiah 37:38, it is the refuge of Sennacherib's regicidal sons. Jeremiah 51:27 enlists Ararat as a military power summoned against Babylon. Spanish 'Ararat' and German 'Ararat/Ararats' preserve the name unchanged, while Akkadian Urarṭu confirms the toponym's antiquity. 4×
AR["أَرَارَاط", "أَرَارَاطَ"]·ben["আরারাটের", "আরারাতের"]·DE["Ararat", "Ararats", "[אררט]"]·EN["Ararat", "and-reigned"]·FR["Ararat", "[אררט]"]·heb["אררט"]·HI["अरारात", "अरारात-की", "अरारात-के"]·ID["Ararat"]·IT["Ararat", "[אררט]"]·jav["Ararat", "dhateng"]·KO["아라랫", "아라랫의"]·PT["Ararat", "de-Ararate"]·RU["Арарат", "Арарата"]·ES["Ararat", "de-Ararat"]·SW["Ararati", "ya-Ararati", "za-Ararati"]·TR["Ararat", "Ararat'in", "Ararat'ın"]·urd["اراراط", "اراراط-کے", "اررط", "اررط-کی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲרָרַט n.pr.terr. Ararat (Assyrian Urarṭu COTGloss, cf. LagArmen. Stud. § 100)—א׳ Je 51:27; אֲרָרָ֑ט Gn 8:4 + 3 times—a district in Eastern Armenia between the river Araxes & lakes Van & Oroomiah, cf. KGF; to this prob. ref. in 2 K 19:37 = Is 37:38 אֶרֶץ א׳; also Gn 8:4 הָרֵי א׳, where the ark rested; used perhaps with wider ref. Je 51:27 מַמְלְכוֹת א׳ (‖ מִנִּי, אַשְׁכְּנַז).