Lexical Definition

‎אַרְפָּד‎ ʼArpâd (ar-pawd') Arpad ^N:N--L
from ‎רָפַד‎; spread out

Arpad, Arphad.

• § Arpad or Arphad = "I shall be spread out (or supported)"
• Arpad, a place in Syria

1) a city in northern Syria cited as an example of the Assyrian conquest

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אַרְפַּד‎ proper name, of a location city in northern Syria (Assyrian Arpadda Dl^{Pa 275}) — ‎׳‎‎א‎ Isa 10:9 elsewhere ‎אַרְפָּ֑ד‎; approximately 15 miles north of Aleppo, modern Tel Erfâd; in OT only as conquered by Assyria, always named with Hamath, etc. 2Kgs 18:34; 2Kgs 19:13 = Isa 36:19; Isa 37:13 (on ᵐ5 Ῥαφέθ = Ἀρφάθ compare Lag^{BN 78}), also Isa 10:9; Jer 49:23 (compare Nö^{ZMG 1871, 258} Kiep^{ib. 655.})

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Arpad • City conquered by Assyria

Arpad was a city in northern Syria conquered by the Assyrians.

• A location near Hamath חֲמָת first mentioned at 2Ki.18.34;
• only referred to as Arpad אַרְפָּד.
  

Arpad was an ancient city located in northern Syria, near the modern city of Aleppo. It is mentioned in the Bible as one of the cities conquered by the Assyrian Empire (2 Kings 18:34, 19:13; Isaiah 10:9, 36:19, 37:13; Jeremiah 49:23). The Assyrian kings Tiglath-pileser III and Sargon II both record capturing Arpad in their inscriptions. Arpad's fall was used as an example to threaten Judah and other nations, showing the power of Assyria and the inability of the gods of the conquered peoples to save them. The Bible does not provide any details about Arpad's history, culture, or religious practices apart from its subjugation by Assyria.

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