Keraia
Lexicon

אַרְיוֹךְ

ar.yokhArioch
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man7 occurrences2 books6 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Arioch: Captain of Nebuchadnezzar's guard
  • Arioch: King of Ellasar, ally of Chedorlaomer

Definition

of foreign origin; Arjok, the name of two Babylonians
Traditional renderings: Arioch.

Glossary entries

Arioch

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

7 total
  1. Genesis 14:1אַרְי֖וֹךְ · Arioch
    In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
  2. Genesis 14:9וְאַרְי֖וֹךְ · and Arioch
    …against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
  3. Daniel 2:14לְאַרְי֕וֹךְ · Arioch
    When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.
  4. Daniel 2:15 (2×)לְאַרְיוֹךְ֙; אַרְי֖וֹךְ · Arioch
    “Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.
  5. Daniel 2:24אַרְי֔וֹךְ · Arioch
    Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
  6. Daniel 2:25אַרְיוֹךְ֙ · Arioch
    Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”