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
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וַעֲרָ֖ד | and Arad | 1Chr.8.15 |
| Αράθ | Arad | LXX.Gen.36.39 |
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.15
- son of: Beriah (בְּרִיעָה)
- brother of: Ahio (אַחְיוֹ), Shashak (שָׁשַׁק), Jeremoth (יְרִימוֹת), Zebadiah (זְבַדְיָה), Eder (עֶדֶר), Michael (מִיכָאֵל), Ishpah (יִשְׁפָּה) and Joha (יוֹחָא)
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 ᵐ5L 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, ᵐ5L Αραδ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 21:1 · 33:40 |
| Joshua | 12:14 |
| Judges | 1:16 |
| 1 Chronicles | 8:15 |
| Psalms | 42:2* |
| Joel | 1:20 |
Profile
Male • Son of Beriah • A Benjamite, son of Beriah.
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Arad was a Benjamite, one of the sons of Beriah.
- A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.15;
- only referred to as Arad עֲרָד;
- son of Beriah בְּרִיעָה;
- a brother of Ahio אַחְיוֹ, Shashak שָׁשַׁק, Jeremoth יְרִימוֹת, Zebadiah זְבַדְיָה, Eder עֶדֶר, Michael מִיכָאֵל, Ishpah יִשְׁפָּה and Joha יוֹחָא.
Arad is mentioned only once in the Bible, in 1 Chronicles 8:15, as one of the sons of Beriah, a Benjamite. He is listed among the descendants of Benjamin who lived in Jerusalem. No further information is provided about Arad in the biblical text. His name means "wild donkey" in Hebrew.
All entries for Arad: עֲרָד