Strong's H707 · Hebrew
אָרַג
ʼârag · /aw-rag'/
Definition
to plait or weave
KJV: weaver(-r).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אָרַג across 13 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
13 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus4 verses
And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.
Exodus 35:35Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
Exodus 39:22And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.
Exodus 39:27And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
1 Chronicles2 verses
And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. great: Heb. measure
1 Chronicles 20:5And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam. Jair: called also, Iaare-ore-gim.2.Sam.21.19
Isaiah3 verses
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. networks: or, white works
Isaiah 38:12Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. with: or, from the thrum
Isaiah 59:5They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. cockatrice': or, adder's crushed: or, sprinkled is as if there brake out a viper
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H707 (ʼârag) mean?
to plait or weave
How many times does H707 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H707 (אָרַג) appears in 13 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “weaver's.”
How is ʼârag translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H707 is rendered as “weaver's” (4×), “woven” (3×), “weave” (2×), “weaver” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word אָרַג come from?
a primitive root;