H6177 H6177
Aroer — fortified city on the Arnon gorge rim, marking Israel's southern boundary in Transjordan
Aroer designates primarily the strategically important city perched on the northern edge of the Arnon River gorge in Moab, serving as the southern boundary marker for Israelite territory east of the Jordan. The site, modern ʿArʿāir, controlled access across the deep Arnon canyon. It appears in boundary descriptions from Moses' conquest (Deut 2:36; 3:12; 4:48) through the tribal allotments (Josh 12:2; 13:9, 16) and into the monarchic period (2 Sam 24:5; 2 Kgs 10:33; 1 Chr 5:8). A second Aroer near Rabbah of Ammon is mentioned in Judges 11:33 and Joshua 13:25, and a third in southern Judah received spoils from David (1 Sam 30:28).
Senses
1. Aroer (place name) — A fortified settlement on the northern rim of the Arnon gorge in Moab, functioning as the southernmost landmark of Israelite Transjordanian territory. Referenced consistently in boundary formulae from Deuteronomy through Kings (Deut 2:36; 3:12; Josh 12:2; 2 Kgs 10:33), its strategic position controlling the Arnon crossing made it a perennial boundary marker. The Mesha Inscription (line 26) confirms Moabite familiarity with the site. A possible second Aroer near Rabbah-Ammon (Judg 11:33; Josh 13:25) and a third in the Negev (1 Sam 30:28) share the name. French and German often leave the Hebrew consonantal form untransliterated. 16×
AR["عَروعير", "عَرُوعيرَ", "عَرُوعَيرَ", "عَرْعيرَ", "عَرْعَرَ", "في-عَروعيرَ", "فِي-عَرُوعِيرَ", "مِن-عَرعورَ", "مِنْ-عَرُوعِيرَ", "مِنْ-عَرْعيرَ", "وَ-في-عَرعورَ"]·ben["-আরোয়ের-থেকে", "অরোয়ের", "অরোয়ের-থেকে", "অরোয়েরে", "অরোয়েরের", "আরোয়ের-থেকে", "আরোয়েরকে", "এবং-অরোয়েরে"]·DE["Aroer", "[בערער]", "[ערוער]", "[ערער]", "in-Aroer", "und-in-Aroer", "von-Aroer"]·EN["Aroer", "and-in-Aroer", "from-Aroer", "in-Aro'er", "in-Aroer"]·FR["Aroer", "[בערער]", "[ערוער]", "[ערער]", "dans-Aroer", "de-Aroer", "et-dans-Aroer"]·heb["ב-ערוער", "ב-ערער", "ו-ב-ערעור", "מ-ערוער", "ערוער", "ערער"]·HI["-अरोएर-से", "अरोअेर", "अरोईर", "अरोईर-से", "अरोएर-के", "अरोएर-में", "अरोएर-मेइन", "अरोएरसे", "और-अरोएरमें", "मेअरोएर"]·ID["Aroer", "Dari-Aroer", "dan-di-Aroer", "dari-Aroer", "di-Aroer"]·IT["Aroer", "[בערער]", "[ערוער]", "[ערער]", "da-Aroer", "e-in-Aroer", "in-Aroer"]·jav["Aroer", "Aroeèr", "Aroèr", "ing-Aroer", "ing-Aroèr", "lan-ing-Aroèr", "saking-Aroèr"]·KO["그리고-에-아로엘", "아로에르-에서", "아로에르와", "아로에르의", "아로엘-에서", "아로엘까지", "아로엘에서", "아로엘의", "에-아로에르", "에-아로엘", "에서-아로엘", "에서-아로엘에서"]·PT["'Aro'er", "Aroer", "de-'Aro'er", "de-Aroer", "desde-Aroer", "e-em-'Aro'er", "em-'Aro'er", "em-Aroer", "¶ De-Aroer"]·RU["Ароер", "Ароэр", "Ароэра", "От-Ароэра", "в-Ароэре", "и-в-Ароэре", "от-Ароэра"]·ES["Aroer", "Desde-Aroer", "desde-Aroer", "en-Aroer", "y-en-Aroer"]·SW["Aroeri", "Kutoka-Aroeri", "huko-Aroeri", "kutoka-Aroeri", "na-huko-Aroeri", "ya-Aroeri"]·TR["-Aroer'de", "Aroer", "Aroer'de", "Aroer'den", "Aroer'den-", "Aroer'i", "Aroer'in", "Aroer-den", "Aroerden", "ve-Aroer-de"]·urd["اور-عرعور-میں", "عرعور-سے", "عروعیر", "عروعیر-سے", "عروعیر-میں", "عروعیر-کے", "میں-عروعیر"]
Num 32:34, Deut 2:36, Deut 3:12, Deut 4:48, Josh 12:2, Josh 13:9, Josh 13:16, Josh 13:25, Judg 11:26, Judg 11:33, 1 Sam 30:28, 2 Sam 24:5 (+4 more)
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
† II. עֲרֹעֵר10, עֲרוֹעֵר, , עַרְעֹר n.pr.loc. Αροηρ, MI26 ערער;— 1. city on N. bank of Arnon, S. limit of E. Jordan Isr., עֲרֹעֵר Nu 32:34 (JE), Dt 2:36; 3:12; 4:48; Jos 12:2 (D) 2 K 10:33; 1 Ch 5:8; עֲרוֹעֵר Jos 13:9 (D), v 16 (P), 2 S 24:5; Moabitish Je 48:19 (cf. MI26); once עַרְעֹר Ju 11:26; mod. ʿArʿâir BuhlGeogr. 269, TristrMoab 129 ff. 2. city near Rabbah in Ammon, עֲרֹעֵר Ju 11:33,…