Arioch
אַרְיוֹךְStrong’s H0746aryokh (ar-yokh)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Aryokh is the Aramaic word usually translated “arioch”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“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:”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.14.1
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.2.14
How it's translated
- arioch 4
- to arioch 2
- and arioch 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 4
- Genesis 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 2:15In contextHe 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 2:24In contextTherefore 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 2:25In contextThen 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.
- Genesis 14:1And 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 14:9With 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.
Aramaic dictionary
אַרְיוֹךְ aryokh · Arioch
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
אֲרְיוֹךְ areyokh · Arioch
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Dan.2.14 § Arioch = "lion-like" the chief of the executioners for Nebuchadnezzar
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.