אֲרָרַט
a.ra.rat
Ararat
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "אֲרָרַט" (H0780) is a proper name, specifically referring to an individual. Its transliteration, "Ararat", seems to be more commonly associated with a geographic location, suggesting that it may be a name for a person who lives in that place or is otherwise connected to it. The word appears only four times in the Bible. Given its unique occurrence, it's likely that "Ararat" is referring to a specific person, possibly an individual in a story or family history. More research into the biblical text will be needed to understand the context and significance of this person's appearance in the narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.
Jeremiah 51:27“Set up a standard in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations! Prepare the nations against her! Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz! Appoint a marshal against her! Cause the horses to come up as the rough canker worm!
Genesis 8:4The ship rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on Ararat’s mountains.
2 Kings 19:37As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.