Lexical Definition
אַרְפַּכְשַׁד ʼArpakshad (ar-pak-shad') Arpachshad N:N-M-P
probably of foreign origin
Arphaxad.
- § Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle"
- Arpakshad, a son of Noah
- also the region settled by him
1) third son of Shem
See Greek: Ἀρφαξάδ
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22
- son of: Shem (שֵׁם)
- brother of: Asshur (אַשּׁוּר), Elam (עֵילָם), Lud (לוּד) and Aram (אֲרָם)
- father of: Cainan (Καϊνάν); also called Arphaxad at Luk.3.36
- Also named: Arphaxad (Ἀρφαξάδ "Arphaxad" Ἀρφαξάδ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַרְפַּכְשַׁד proper name, masculine 3rd son of Shem ׳א Gen 10:22; Gen 10:24; Gen 11:12; Gen 11:13; 1Chr 1:17; 1Chr 1:18; 1Chr 1:24 אַרְפַּכְשָׁ֑ד Gen 11:10; Gen 11:11 doubtless a geographic name (derivation & meaning dubious, Thes derives from 
boundary (stem 
define, limit), compare also Ethiopic 
wall, + כשׁד = כֶּשֶׂד, i.e. Chaldean; so SchrCOT Gen 10:22 who identifies with Babylonia (compare Gen 11:12f. & אוּר כַּשְׂדִּים vGen 11:28 vGen 11:31); see another interpretations DlPa 255; according to most = Arrapachitis on Upper Zab, northeast from Nineveh, Assyrian Arba—a, Armen. Albak LagArmen. Stud. 55 & references so Bo MV, Di Gen 10:22 LagSy i. 54 NöZMG 1882, 182; but Assyrian Arba—a is unfavourable to this).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:22 · 10:24 · 11:10 · 11:11 · 11:12 · 11:13 · 11:28 · 11:31 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:17 · 1:18 · 1:24 |
Profile
Male • Son of Shem • Son of Shem, ancestor of Abraham
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Arpachshad, son of Shem, was born two years after the flood and was an ancestor of Abraham (Gen 10:22,24; 11:10-13; 1 Chr 1:17-18,24; Luke 3:36).
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22;
- referred to as Arpachshad אַרְפַּכְשַׁד, or Arphaxad Ἀρφαξάδ;
- son of Shem שֵׁם;
- a brother of Asshur אַשּׁוּר, Elam עֵילָם, Lud לוּד and Aram אֲרָם;
- father of Cainan Καϊνάν.
Arpachshad, also spelled Arphaxad, was a son of Shem and grandson of Noah. He was born two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old. At age 35, Arpachshad became the father of Shelah. He lived 403 years after Shelah's birth and had other sons and daughters. Arpachshad was an ancestor of Abraham and is listed in both the genealogies in Genesis and in Jesus' genealogy in Luke 3. His name is of uncertain meaning but may be related to the region of Arrapḫa in Assyria.
All entries for Arpachshad or Arphaxad: אַרְפַּכְשַׁד ☩ Ἀρφαξάδ