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Strong's H732 אָרַח (arach)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G732 — arrhostos (“infirm”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H732
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 5
Books 4

Strong's H732 Quick Answer

Strong's H732 אָרַח (arach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. arach (aw-rakh') v. 1. to travel [a primitive root] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include wayfaring and go. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
arach (aw-rakh') v. 1. to travel [a primitive root]
Usage
5 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
wayfaring and go

Meaning and Definition

arach (aw-rakh') v. 1. to travel [a primitive root] KJV: go, wayfaring (man).

Original Word
אָרַח
Transliteration
arach
Derivation
Root: ארח
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H732. 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)

to journey

Usage: 1) to wander, journey, go, keep company with 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to journey, go 1a2) (part.) 1a2a) wandering, wayfarer, journeying 1a3) (subst.) 1a3a) wanderer, wayfarer, traveller

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How Strong's H732 Is Translated

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

wayfaring Judges 19:17 go Jeremiah 9:2

How Strong's H732 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 5 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H732 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 H732 in the Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Judges 19:17 KJV

And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

2 Samuel 12:4 KJV

And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

Job 34:8 KJV

Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

Usage Excerpts

First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H732.

Judges 19:17 Old Testament, KJV
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
2 Samuel 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Job 34:8 Old Testament, KJV
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
Jeremiah 9:2 Old Testament, KJV
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
Jeremiah 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H732, grouped by book.

Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H732 FAQ

What does arach (אָרַח) mean?

Arach (Strong's H732) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "go". arach (aw-rakh') v. 1. to travel [a primitive root]

How many times is arach (אָרַח) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H732 across 4 books.

Where can I study arach (אָרַח) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H732 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate arach (אָרַח)?

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