Lexical Definition

‎אָרַח‎ ʼÂrach (aw-rakh') Arah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אָרַח‎; way faring

Arah.

• § Arah = "traveller"
• Arach, the name of three Israelites

1) a man of Asher
2) the prominent head of a family of returning exiles
3) another returned exile

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.5

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָרַח‎ proper name, masculine (traveler ?)

1. a man of Asher 1Chr 7:39.

2. head of a family of returning exiles Ezra 2:5 = Neh 7:10 perhaps= ‎אָרַ֑ח‎ Neh 6:18.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Nehemiah's opponent • Father-in-law of Tobiah the Ammonite

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Arah, whose daughter was married to Shechaniah, was the father-in-law of Tobiah the Ammonite.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.5;
• only referred to as Arah אָרַח.

Arah is mentioned in Nehemiah 6:18 as the father-in-law of Tobiah the Ammonite, who opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Arah's daughter was married to a man named Shechaniah, and this marriage alliance created a connection between Tobiah and some of the Jewish nobles. This relationship complicated Nehemiah's efforts to restore and protect Jerusalem, as Tobiah used his influence to undermine Nehemiah's authority.

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