עָרַךְ

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עָרַךְ verb arrange or set in order (Late Hebrew id.; also roll dough, עֲרַךְ ᵑ7 id.; Phoenician ערכת CIS No. 132, 4 valuation, Bloch, but dubious; Arabic III. contend in battle, , battleground); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ע Job 32:14; 2Ch 13:3, ׳וְע consecutive Lev 1:12; Lev 6:5; עָרַכְתִּי Num 23:4 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעֲרֹךְ Exo 27:21 +, etc.; Imperative עֶרְכָה Job 33:5, עִרְכוּ Jer 46:3; Jer 50:14; Infinitive absolute עָרֹךְ Isa 21:5; construct עֲרֹךָ Jdg 20:22 +; Participle active plural עֹרְכִים Isa 65:11, etc.; passive עָרוּךְ Jer 6:23 +, construct עֱרוּךְ Joe 2:5, etc.; — not in D; —
1. a. arrange in order, seven altars Num 23:4, i.e. I have built seven altars in a row (compare בנה Num 23:1), flax-stalks Jos 2:6 (both J E); especially
b. set or lay in order, as wood Gen 22:9 (E), 1Ki 18:33, compare Tophet Isa 30:33; Lev 1:7; offerings Lev 1:8, Lev 1:12; Lev 6:5; lamp(s) Exo 27:21; Lev 24:3-4, (all P), lamp (figurative of dynasty) Psa 132:17; 'shew'-bread Exo 40:4, Exo 40:23 (upon [עַל] sacred שֻׁלְחָן both with accusative of congnate meaning with verb), Lev 24:8 (P).
c. in common life (compare RS Sem i. 189 f., 2nd ed. 200 f.), arrange a table (i.e. dishes in order upon it), שֻׁלְחָן Isa 21:5; Pro 9:2 (figurative of wisdom), Eze 23:41 (of Jerusalem in figure); Psa 23:5; Psa 78:19 (figurative; subject God); in idolatrous worship Isa 65:11.
d. arrange a battle, i.e. draw up in battle order, מִלְחָמָה Jdg 20:22; 1Sa 17:8; 2Sa 10:8> = 1Ch 19:9; 1Ch 12:37 (van d. H. v.1Ch 12:36), 2Ch 14:9, מִלְחָמָה עֹרְכֵי 1Ch 12:34; 1Ch 12:36 (van d. H. v.1Ch 12:33; v.1Ch 12:35); מ ׳עֱרוּךְ Joe 2:5; + אֵת with, i.e. against Jdg 20:20; Gen 14:8, עִם2Ch 13:8; + לִקְרַאת 1Sa 17:2; 1Ch 19:17 b; ׳ע לִקְרַאת מַעֲרָכָה 1Sa 17:21; כְּאִישׁ עָרוּךְ לַמִּלְחָמָה Jer 6:23; Jer 50:42; object omitted Jdg 20:22-23, + לִקְרַאת 1Sa 4:2; 2Sa 10:9-10, = 1Ch 19:10-11, 2Sa 10:17; + אֶל against Jdg 20:30; Jer 50:14; 1Ch 19:17 a, לְ against Jer 50:9>; — Job 6:4 read יַעַכְרוּנִי Di Bu Du.
e. arrange weapons of army in order for battle Jer 46:3; 1Ch 12:9 (van d. H. v.1Ch 12:8).
f. arrange words (מִלִּין) Job 32:14 ( + אֶל against), so (object omitted) Job 33:5 ( + לְפָנַי), Job 37:19; Psa 5:4 (probably; > of arranging a sacrifice); compare recount things in order, לִי יַעְרְכֶהָ Isa 44:7.
g. state in order, set forth a legal case Job 13:18; Job 23:4, so probably (object omitted) of God Psa 50:21 ( + לְעֵינֶיךָ), and (passive of בְּרִית) 2Sa 23:5 (compare Dr). — שׁועך הֲיַעֲרֹךְ Job 36:19 is difficult: Di will he set thy cry (שַׁוְעֲךָ) in order? Bi (for לֹא) שׁ ׳הֲיֵעָרֵךְ לוֺ shall thy cry be set in order unto him? (sense good, although
Niph`al not found); see al. in Di.
2. a. compare (as result of arranging in order): תַּע לֿוֺ׳מַהדְּֿמוּת Isa 40:18 what likeness will ye compare to him? אֵלֶיךָ עֲרֹךְ אֵין Psa 40:6.
b. intransitive be comparable, with לְ, Psa 89:7 (|| דָּמָה), with suffix of thing compared Job 28:17, Job 28:19.
[עָרַךְ] verb denominative Hiph`il value (for taxation), tax (from עֵרֶח
2); — Perfect3masculine singular אֶתהָֿאָרֶץ הֶעֶרִיח 2Ki 23:35; in P, ׳וְהֶע consecutive, with accusative of person Lev 27:8, Lev 27:12 with suffix Lev 27:14; Imperfect. יַעֲרִיח Lev 27:14; suffix יַעֲרִיכֶנּוּ Lev 27:8.