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Arad; Canaanite city in the Negev, site of Israel's conflict with its king
A Canaanite city in the southern Negev region, likely modern Tell Arad about 16 miles south of Hebron. Numbers 21:1 and 33:40 record the 'king of Arad' attacking Israel and Israel's subsequent destruction of the Canaanite cities. Joshua's conquest list includes the king of Arad among defeated rulers (12:14). Judges 1:16 mentions Arad in connection with the Kenites' settlement. The Egyptian records reference 'a-ru-da,' confirming the site's ancient importance. The LXX transliterations vary (Arad, Airath, Ader), but the city's identity as a significant Negev stronghold remains consistent across texts.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — Place name for a Canaanite city in the Negev. Numbers 21:1, 33:40 record Israel's conflict with Arad's king during the wilderness period. Joshua 12:14 lists it among conquered cities. Judges 1:16 associates it with the Kenites' territory. The site represents a key Negev settlement on Israel's southern frontier, attested in both biblical and Egyptian sources. 4×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Personal Names
AR["عَرادَ", "عَرَادَ"]·ben["অরাদের", "আরদের"]·DE["Arad"]·EN["Arad"]·FR["Arad"]·heb["ערד"]·HI["अराद", "अराद-के"]·ID["Arad"]·IT["Arad"]·jav["Arad"]·KO["아라드의", "아랏", "아랏의"]·PT["'Arad"]·RU["Арада"]·ES["Arad"]·SW["Aradi", "wa-Aradi"]·TR["Arad", "Arad'ın"]·urd["عراد", "عراد-کا", "عراد-کے"]
Num 21:1, Num 33:40, Josh 12:14, Judg 1:16
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
† I. עֲרָד n.pr.loc. Can. city in the Negeb, Αραδ (Egyptian ʿa-ru-dâ WMMAs. u. Eur. 168, 170);—Ju 1:16, מֶלֶךְ־ע׳ Nu 21:1 (JE) = 33:40, Jos 12:14 (D, Α(ι)ραθ, A 𝔊L Αδερ); prob. mod. Tel Arad, 16 1/2 miles S. of Hebron; cf. GFM Ju 1:16 BuhlGeogr. 182.