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Strong's H6187 עֵרֶךְ (erek)

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

Strong's Number H6187
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 7

Strong's H6187 Quick Answer

Strong's H6187 עֵרֶך (`erek) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `erek (eh'rek) n-m. 1. a pile, equipment, estimate [from H6186] It has 29 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include estimation, things, be, set, and estimations. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`erek (eh'rek) n-m. 1. a pile, equipment, estimate [from H6186]
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
estimation, things, be, set, and estimations

Meaning and Definition

`erek (eh'rek) n-m. 1. a pile, equipment, estimate [from H6186] KJV: equal, estimation, (things that are set in) order, price, proportion, X set at, suit, taxation, X valuest. Root(s): H6186

Original Word
עֵרֶך
Transliteration
`erek
Derivation
Root: ערך First root strongs: 6186
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6187. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

valuation

Usage: 1) order, row, estimate, things that are set in order, layer, pile 1a) order, row 1b) estimate, valuation Aramaic equivalent: ar.ka (אַרְכָֿא "lengthening" H0754)

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How Strong's H6187 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `erek, 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.

estimation Leviticus 5:15 19× be Leviticus 27:12 things Exodus 40:4 equal Psalms 55:13 estimations Leviticus 27:25 is Job 28:13 set Exodus 40:23

How Strong's H6187 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 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6187 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 H6187 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 40:4 KJV

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

Exodus 40:23 KJV

And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Leviticus 5:15 KJV

If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6187.

Exodus 40:4 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
Exodus 40:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
Leviticus 5:18 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.
Leviticus 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:
Leviticus 27:2 Old Testament, KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.
Leviticus 27:3 Old Testament, KJV
And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
Leviticus 27:4 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
Leviticus 27:5 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
Leviticus 27:6 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.
Leviticus 27:7 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
Leviticus 27:8 Old Testament, KJV
But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
Leviticus 27:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
Leviticus 27:13 Old Testament, KJV
But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Leviticus 27:15 Old Testament, KJV
And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
Leviticus 27:16 Old Testament, KJV
And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
Leviticus 27:17 Old Testament, KJV
If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand.
Leviticus 27:18 Old Testament, KJV
But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.
Leviticus 27:19 Old Testament, KJV
And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.
Leviticus 27:23 Old Testament, KJV
Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD.
Leviticus 27:25 Old Testament, KJV
And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
Leviticus 27:27 Old Testament, KJV
And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.
Numbers 18:16 Old Testament, KJV
And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
Judges 17:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
2 Kings 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
2 Kings 23:35 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
Job 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Job 41:12 Old Testament, KJV
I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
Psalms 55:13 Old Testament, KJV
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6187, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 20 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6187 FAQ

What does erek (עֵרֶךְ) mean?

Erek (Strong's H6187) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pile". `erek (eh'rek) n-m. 1. a pile, equipment, estimate [from H6186]

How many times is erek (עֵרֶךְ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H6187 across 7 books.

Where can I study erek (עֵרֶךְ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6187 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate erek (עֵרֶךְ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as estimation, things, be, set, estimations, and is. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.