Lexical Definition

‎אָרַג‎ ʼârag (aw-rag') to weave ^H:V
a primitive root

weaver(-r).

• to plait or weave

1) to weave
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to weave (cloth)
1a2) to braid (Samson's hair)
1a3) weaver (subst.)
1a4) intrigue (fig.)

See Greek: ἀναβλέπω · ἐπιποθέω · ἐργάζομαι · ὕστερος · ὑφαντός · ὑφαντός

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָרַג‎ verb weave (Mishna id. compare Phoenician ‎ארג‎ weaver) —

Qal Imperfect 2 feminine singular ‎תַּאַרְגִי‎ Judg 16:13, 3 masculine plural ‎יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּ‎ Isa 59:5 Participle ‎אֹרֵג‎ Exod 28:32 + 4 t.; plural ‎אֹרְגִים‎ Isa 19:9 + 5 t.; ‎אֹרְגוֺת‎ 2Kgs 23:7 — weave cloth, etc. Isa 19:9 (in Egypt) 2Kgs 23:7, Samson's locks Judg 16:13 metaphor weave spider's web = intrigue Isa 59:5 most often Participle used as substantive = weaver Isa 38:12 work of the weaver ‎׳‎‎מעשׂה א‎ Exod 28:32; Exod 39:22; Exod 39:27 compare Exod 35:35 weavers' beam (plural) ‎׳‎‎מְנוֺר א‎ 1Sam 17:7; 2Sam 21:19; 1Chr 11:23; 1Chr 20:5 (simile of huge spear-shaft) — compare also below ‎יַעֲרֵי ארגים‎.

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