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Strong's H4634 מַעֲרָכָה (maarakah)

Maarakah means “arrangement” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4634 — skenopegia (“Tabernacles”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4634
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 5

Strong's H4634 Quick Answer

Strong's H4634 מַעֲרָכָה (ma`arakah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ma`arakah (mah-ar-aw-kaw') n-f. 1. an arrangement 2. (concretely) a pile It has 17 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include army and array. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ma`arakah (mah-ar-aw-kaw') n-f. 1. an arrangement 2. (concretely) a pile
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
army and array

Meaning and Definition

ma`arakah (mah-ar-aw-kaw') n-f. 1. an arrangement 2. (concretely) a pile 3. (specifically) a military array [feminine of H4633] KJV: army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row. Root(s): H4633

Original Word
מַעֲרָכָה
Transliteration
ma`arakah
Derivation
First root strongs: 4633
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4634. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4634 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ma`arakah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

army 1 Samuel 4:12 array 1 Samuel 4:2

How Strong's H4634 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4634 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4634 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 39:37 KJV

The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,

Leviticus 24:6 KJV

And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.

Judges 6:26 KJV

And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4634.

Exodus 39:37 Old Testament, KJV
The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
Leviticus 24:6 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
Judges 6:26 Old Testament, KJV
And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
1 Samuel 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
1 Samuel 4:12 Old Testament, KJV
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
1 Samuel 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
1 Samuel 17:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
1 Samuel 17:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
1 Samuel 17:20 Old Testament, KJV
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
1 Samuel 17:21 Old Testament, KJV
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
1 Samuel 17:22 Old Testament, KJV
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
1 Samuel 17:26 Old Testament, KJV
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel 17:36 Old Testament, KJV
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
1 Samuel 17:45 Old Testament, KJV
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
1 Samuel 17:48 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
1 Samuel 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
1 Chronicles 12:38 Old Testament, KJV
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4634, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 13 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4634 FAQ

What does maarakah (מַעֲרָכָה) mean?

Maarakah (Strong's H4634) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "arrangement". ma`arakah (mah-ar-aw-kaw') n-f. 1. an arrangement 2. (concretely) a pile

How many times is maarakah (מַעֲרָכָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H4634 across 5 books.

Where can I study maarakah (מַעֲרָכָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4634 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate maarakah (מַעֲרָכָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as army and array. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.