Strong's Hebrew · H775

אַרְפַּכְשַׁד

ʼArpakshad · ar-pak-shad'

Arphaxad.

Definition

Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him

Derivation

probably of foreign origin;

Appears 9 times in Scripture

Genesis 11:10

This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.

Genesis 11:12

When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.

Genesis 10:24

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

Genesis 10:22

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

1 Chronicles 1:17

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

1 Chronicles 1:24

So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,

Genesis 11:11

And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 11:13

And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

1 Chronicles 1:18

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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