What does מַעֲרָכָה mean in the Bible?
מַעֲרָכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an arrangement ; concretely, a pile ; specifically a military array".
Hebrew · H4634
מַעֲרָכָה
An arrangement ; concretely, a pile ; specifically a military array
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מַעֲרָכָה H4634
What does מַעֲרָכָה mean in the Bible?
מַעֲרָכָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an arrangement ; concretely, a pile ; specifically a military array".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4634?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the armies (2), the ranks (2), . . . (1), a proper (1), each other (1).
Where does מַעֲרָכָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 39:37. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (15), 1 Chronicles (1), Exodus (1), Judges (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the armies 2× 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36
the ranks 2× 1 Samuel 17:8, 1 Samuel 17:10
. . . 1× Exodus 39:37
a proper 1× Judges 6:26
each other 1× 1 Samuel 17:21
for battle 1× 1 Chronicles 12:38
from the battle line 1× 1 Samuel 4:12
in formation 1× 1 Samuel 17:21
its position 1× 1 Samuel 17:20
of the armies 1× 1 Samuel 17:45
on the battlefield 1× 1 Samuel 4:2
the armies of 1× 1 Samuel 23:3
the battle 1× 1 Samuel 4:16
there today 1× 1 Samuel 4:16
to the battle line 1× 1 Samuel 17:22
toward the battle line 1× 1 Samuel 17:48
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 39:37 הַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖ה to . . . Article | Noun - feminine singular Judges 6:26 בַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה to a proper Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 4:2 בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ to on the battlefield Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 4:12 מֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה to from the battle line Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 4:16 הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה to the battle Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 4:16 הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה to there today Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 17:8 מַעַרְכֹ֣ת to the ranks Noun - feminine plural construct 1 Samuel 17:10 מַעַרְכ֥וֹת to the ranks Noun - feminine plural construct 1 Samuel 17:20 הַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה to its position Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 17:21 מַעֲרָכָ֖ה to in formation Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 39:37
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 15 1 Chronicles 1
Source forms
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה 2x ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh 1 Samuel 4:16, 1 Samuel 17:48
מַעַרְכ֥וֹת 2x ma·‘ar·ḵō·wṯ 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:45
בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ 1x ḇam·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh 1 Samuel 4:2
בַּמַּֽעֲרָכָ֑ה 1x bam·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh Judges 6:26
הַמַּֽעֲרָכָ֖ה 1x ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh Exodus 39:37
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה 1x ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh 1 Samuel 4:16
הַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה 1x ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh 1 Samuel 17:20
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה 1x ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh 1 Samuel 17:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 6x Exodus 39:37, 1 Samuel 4:16, 1 Samuel 17:20, 1 Samuel 17:22
Noun - feminine plural construct 6x 1 Samuel 17:8, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36
Noun - feminine singular 3x 1 Samuel 17:21, 1 Chronicles 12:38
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Judges 6:26, 1 Samuel 4:2
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 4:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an arrangement ; concretely, a pile ; specifically a military array
Source Gloss
an arrangement ; concretely, a pile ; specifically a military array
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array BDB: row Usage: army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַעֲרָכָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain