אֲרָרַט
ararat · Ararat
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H780 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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ararat (אֲרָרַט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Ararat”.
A mountainous region north of Mesopotamia (the area of present-day Armenia and eastern Turkey). The text says "the mountains of Ararat", not one particular mountain.
How to say it
a·ra·rat
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
The place
Ararat ?
Today: disputed region: Ararat mountains, eastern Turkey
A mountain region in what is now eastern Turkey and the Caucasus; it is not known for certain on which mountain the ark came to rest.
Noah's ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat (Gen 8:4).
Where it appears
- Genesis 8:4
And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.
- 2 Kings 19:37
And it happened, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword; and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 37:38
And it happened, as he was bowing down in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword; and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.
- Jeremiah 51:27
Lift up a banner in the land; blow the horn among the nations; consecrate nations against her; summon against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; appoint against her an officer; bring up horses like bristling locusts.