Lexical Definition

‎עֲרָד‎ ʻĂrâd (ar-awd') Arad ^N:N--L
from an unused root meaning to sequester itself; fugitive

Arad.

• § Arad = "a wild ass"
• Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israelite

n pr m
1) a Benjamite, son of Beriah, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath
n pr loc
2) a royal city of the Canaanites north of the wilderness of Judah

Extended Information

• a royal city of the Canaanites north of the wilderness of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎עָרַג‎] verb long for (compare Arabic ascend, II. bend, incline toward (); high, elevated; Ethiopic ascend; Late Hebrew ‎עֲרוּגָה‎ = Biblical Hebrew); —

Qal Imperfect 3 feminine singular ‎תַּעֲרֹג‎ Ps 42:2* (of stag, with ‎עַל‎ of thing in simile); with ‎אֶל‎, of longing for God vPs 42:2* (subject ‎נַפְשִׁי‎), so ‎תַּעֲרוֺג‎ Joel 1:20 (of beasts, craving water).

I. ‎עֲרָד‎ proper name, of a location Canaanite city in the Negeb, Αραδ (Egyptian ±a-ru-dâ WMM ^{As.u.Eur.168,170}); — Judg 1:16, ‎׳‎‎מֶלֶחעֿ‎ Num 21:1 (JE) = Num 33:40, Josh 12:14 (D, Α(ι)ραθ, A ᵐ5^L Αδερ); probably modern Tel Arad, 16 1/2 miles south of Hebron; compare GFM ^{Judg 1:16} Buhl ^{Geogr. 182}.

II. ‎עֲרָד‎ proper name, masculine Benjamite 1Chr 8:15, Ωρηρ, A Αρωδ, ᵐ5^L Αραδ.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Arad • In Benjamin • Arad, Canaanite city, attacked Israel, later inhabited by Kenites

Arad, a Canaanite city that attacked Israel during their wilderness journey, later inhabited by the Kenites.

• A location in Benjamin Tribe first mentioned at Num.21.1;
• only referred to as Arad עֲרָד.
  

Arad was a Canaanite city located in the Negev desert. During Israel's wilderness journey, the king of Arad attacked the Israelites and took some of them captive (Num. 21:1). Israel vowed to destroy the city if God gave them victory, which they did, renaming the place Hormah (Num. 21:2-3). Later, after the conquest of Canaan, Arad was included in the list of cities defeated by Joshua (Jos. 12:14). In the time of the judges, the Kenites, descendants of Moses' father-in-law, settled in the wilderness of Judah, south of Arad (Jdg. 1:16). The city's mentions in the Bible highlight its strategic location and its interactions with the Israelites during their early history.

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