Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H746: אֲרְיוֹךְ

ʼĂryôwk · pronounced ar-yoke' · “Arioch”

Definition

Arjok, the name of two Babylonians

KJV translates it as: Arioch.

Word origin: of foreign origin;

Extended definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1
§ Arioch = "lion-like"
the ancient king of Ellasar, ally of Chedorlaomer

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H746 is translated

  • arioch ×7

Bible verses with H746 (ʼĂryôwk)

ʼăryôwk appears in 6 verses.

  • Genesis 14:1

    And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

  • Genesis 14:9

    With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.

  • Daniel 2:14

    Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

  • Daniel 2:15

    He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

  • Daniel 2:24

    Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.

  • Daniel 2:25

    Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.