Dictionary entry

Arphaxad

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ar-fak'-sad:

(1) the King James Version form (Ge 10:22,24;11:12,13;1Ch 1:17) of the Revised Version (British and American)ARPACHSHAD, which see. See alsoTABLE OF NATIONS.

(2) In Apocrypha (Judith 1) a king of the Medes, who reigned in Ecbatana. He was defeated and slain by Nebuchadrezzar.