Strong H775אַרְפַּכְשַׁד

Arpachshad

Transliteration: 'arpakshad
Pronunciation: ar-pak-shad'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably of foreign origin;
{Arpakshad} a son of Noah; also the region settled by him: - Arphaxad.

Meaning of the name

Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22;
son of: Shem (H8035);
brother of: Asshur (H804H), Elam (H5867C), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H758);
father of: Cainan (G2536); also called Arphaxad at Luk.3.36;
Also named: Arphaxad (Ἀρφαξάδ "Arphaxad" G742)

In the biblical story

Arpachshad

Son of Shem, ancestor of Abraham

Arpachshad, son of Shem, was born two years after the flood and was an ancestor of Abraham (Gen 10:22,24; 11:10-13; 1 Chr 1:17-18,24; Luke 3:36).

In the Bible

Strong H775 appears in 9 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

arphaxad9

First verses

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