Strong H757אַרְכִּי

Archite

Transliteration: 'arkîy
Pronunciation: ar-kee'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patrial from another place (in Palestine) of similar name with H751; an Arkite or native of Erek: - {Archi} Archite.

Meaning of the name

Archite or Archi = "lengthy"

Detailed definition

Someone from Arach(?), first mentioned at Jos.16.2

In the biblical story

Archites

Inhabitants of a region near Bethel

The Archites were a people group mentioned in relation to the boundaries of Ephraim's territory and as the origin of Hushai, King David's friend and advisor.

In the Bible

Strong H757 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

archite5
archi1

First verses

Joshua 16:2
And goeth out from Beth–el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,
2 Samuel 15:32
And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
2 Samuel 16:16
And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
2 Samuel 17:5
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
2 Samuel 17:14
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
1 Chronicles 27:33
And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion: