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Strong's H775 אַרְפַּכְשַׁד (arpakshad)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G775 — asiarches (“chief of Asia”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H775
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 9
Books 2

Strong's H775 Quick Answer

Strong's H775 אַרפַּכשַׁד (Arpakshad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Arpakshad (ar-pak-shad') n/p. 1. Arpakshad, a son of Noah 2. also the region settled by him It has 9 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include arphaxad and sons. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Arpakshad (ar-pak-shad') n/p. 1. Arpakshad, a son of Noah 2. also the region settled by him
Usage
9 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
arphaxad and sons

Meaning and Definition

Arpakshad (ar-pak-shad') n/p. 1. Arpakshad, a son of Noah 2. also the region settled by him [probably of foreign origin] KJV: Arphaxad.

Original Word
אַרפַּכשַׁד
Transliteration
Arpakshad
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H775. 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)

Arpachshad

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758); father of: Cainan (G2536); also called Arphaxad at Luk.3.36; Also named: Arphaxad (Ἀρφαξάδ "Arphaxad" G0742) § Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle" third son of Shem

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How Strong's H775 Is Translated

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

Arphaxad Genesis 10:22 sons 1 Chronicles 1:17

How Strong's H775 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 9 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H775 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 H775 in the Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 10:22 KJV

The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 10:24 KJV

And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

Genesis 11:10 KJV

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

Usage Excerpts

First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H775.

Genesis 10:22 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 10:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
Genesis 11:10 Old Testament, KJV
These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
Genesis 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
Genesis 11:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
1 Chronicles 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chronicles 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H775, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H775 FAQ

What does arpakshad (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) mean?

Arpakshad (Strong's H775) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Arphaxad". Arpakshad (ar-pak-shad') n/p. 1. Arpakshad, a son of Noah 2. also the region settled by him

How many times is arpakshad (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H775 across 2 books.

Where can I study arpakshad (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H775 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate arpakshad (אַרְפַּכְשַׁד)?

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