Ardat
ard'-at (the King James Version Ardath; Syriac and Ethiopic have Arphad): A certain field where Ezr communed with God (2 Esdras 9:26).
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Ardites
ar'-dits: Patronymic ofARD, which see.
Ardon
ar'-don ('ardon, meaning unknown): One of the three sons of Caleb and Azubah, of the tribe of Judah (1Ch 2:18).
Areli
a-re'-li ('ar'eli, apparently the gentilic form of a compound that would mean "God's lioness," or "God's hearth"): One of the sons of Gad the son of Jacob (Ge 46:16;Nu 26:17). "...
Arelites
a-re'-lits: InNu 26:17. SeeARELI.
Areopagite
ar-e-op'-a-jit. SeeDIONYSIUS.
Areopagus
ar-e-op'-a-gus (Areios pagos;Ac 17:19,22. Mars' Hill, 17:22 the King James Version): A sort of spur jutting out from the western end of the Acropolis and separated from it by a ...
Areopolis
ar-e-op'-o-lis. The Greek name ofAR(which see).
Ares
a'-res, ar'-es (Ares = Arah (Ezr 2:5;Ne 7:10)): 756 of the sons of Ares returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:10).
Aretas
ar'-e-tas (Aretas): The name is a common one among Arabian princes and signifies "virtuous or pleasing."1. 2 Macc 5:8:It is mentioned several times in Biblical literature and in...
Argob (1)
ar'-gob ('argobh, "story"): A locality or a person mentioned in the obscure passage2Ki 15:25. The context deals with Pekah's conspiracy against Pekahiah; but it is not clear, ow...
Argob (2)
ar'-gob (ha-'argobh; ha-argobh or Argob): A region East of the Jordan which inDe 3:4,5is equivalent to the kingdom of Og in Bashan, and in 3:13 is referred to as "all the region...
Argue
ar'-gu: Only in the Revised Version (British and American) inJob 40:2. yakhach, which it translates, literally means "to be right," and in the causative form "reason with," "ans...
Ariarathes
a-ri-a-ra'-thez. SeeARATHES.
Aridai
ar'-i-di, a-rid'-a-i ('aridhay: a son of Haman (Es 9:9)): The name may be related to the Persian Hari-dayas, "delight of Hari"; the text is very uncertain.
Aridatha
ar-i-da'-tha, a-rid'-a-tha ('aridhatha'): A son of Haman (Es 9:8). It may be related to the Persian Hari-data, "given by Hari." The Septuagint reads Pharadatha.
Arieh
a'-ri-e: "(the) Lion." SeeARGOB.
Ariel
a'-ri-el ('ariy'el or 'ari'el, "lioness of God"): But the word occurs inEze 43:15,16, and is there translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "ALTAR HEARTH."(1) Ac...
Aright
a-rit': "In a right way," "correctly," "going straight to the point," without error or deviation. "Set aright" (Job 11:13; Wiener, Pentateuchal Studies 78 8). Its use inPs 50:23...
Arimathaea
ar-i-ma-the'-a (Arimathaia): "A city of the Jews," the home of Joseph in whose sepulchre the body of Jesus was laid. Its identity is the subject of much conjecture. The Onomasti...
Arioch
ar'-i-ok: ('aryokh):(1) The name of the vassal king of Ellasar, under Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Amraphel, king of Shinar (Babylonia), who took part in the expedition again...
Arisai
ar'-i-sai, a-ris'-a-i ('aricai): Probably a Persian word of unknown meaning. One of Haman's sons, slain by the Jews (Es 9:9).
Aristarchus
ar-is-tar'-kus (Aristarchos, "best ruler"): He was one of those faithful companions of the apostle Paul who shared with him his labors and sufferings. He is suddenly mentioned a...
Aristobulus
ar-is-to-bu'-lus (Aristoboulos, "best counselor"):(1) Son of the Maccabean, John Hyrcanus, who assumed the power and also the title of king after his father's death (105 BC) and...
Arithmetic
a-rith'-me-tik. SeeNUMBER.
Arius
a-ri'-us, a'-ri-us (Ares): The reading of the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) adopted in the Revised Version (British and American) for the former reading Areus and...
Ark
seeARK OF BULRUSHES;ARK OF THE COVENANT;ARK OF NOAH