Hebrew

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Root
ע־ר־ך (ʿ-r-k)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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עֵרֶךְ ('érekhm (plural indefinite ערכים / עֲרָכִים, singular construct עֵרֶךְ־, plural construct עֶרְכֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

  1. value
  2. entry

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Verb

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עָרַךְ ('arákh) (pa'al construction, future יערוך / יַעֲרֹךְ, passive participle עָרוּךְ, passive counterpart נֶעֱרַךְ)

  1. to organize, manage, handle, arrange, set up
    • Tanach, Psalms 23:5, with translation of the King James Version:
      תַּעֲרֹךְ לְפָנַי שֻׁלְחָן-- נֶגֶד צֹרְרָי; דִּשַּׁנְתָּ בַשֶּׁמֶן ראֹשִׁי, כּוֺסִי רְוָיָה.
      Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
  2. to formulate, draw up
  3. to lead (a ceremony)
  4. to edit

Conjugation

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Etymology

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From Hebrew עֵרֶךְ ('érekh).

Particle

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ערך (erekh)

  1. Only used in set phrases.

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