Hebrew word · H707
אָרַג
'oreg
to weave
Appears 13 times in 13 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
1) to weave
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to weave (cloth)
1a2) to braid (Samson's hair)
1a3) weaver (subst.)
1a4) intrigue (fig.)
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Where it appears
Exodus · 4
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Exodus 28:32 אֹרֵ֗ג a weaver
with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.
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Exodus 35:35 וְאֹרֵ֑ג and a weaver
He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.
Here: The ordinary loom weaver who produced plain cloth (28:32; 39:22, 'work of a weaver'). This is the third level of textile craft.
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Exodus 39:22 אֹרֵ֑ג a weaver
They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth, the work of a weaver,
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Exodus 39:27 אֹרֵ֑ג a weaver
For Aaron and his sons they made tunics of fine linen, the work of a weaver,
Judges · 1
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Judges 16:13 תַּאַרְגִ֗י you will weave
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
1 Samuel · 1
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1 Samuel 17:7 אֹֽרְגִ֔ים weavers
The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.
Here: "Weavers": a participle used as a noun, "those who weave." The image is taken from a household craft every hearer knew, mostly worked by women.
2 Samuel · 1
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2 Samuel 21:19 אֹרְגִֽים׃ ס weavers
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
2 Kings · 1
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2 Kings 23:7 אֹרְג֥וֹת [were] weaving
He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.
Here: A feminine plural participle, which describes ongoing activity: they 'were weaving', regularly and as their work. This was a standing workshop, not a one-off event.
1 Chronicles · 2
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1 Chronicles 11:23 אֹרְגִ֔ים weavers
He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
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1 Chronicles 20:5 אֹרְגִֽים׃ weavers
Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
Isaiah · 3
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Isaiah 19:9 וְאֹרְגִ֖ים and [those who] weave
The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
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Isaiah 38:12 כָאֹרֵ֤ג like <the> weaver
My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.
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Isaiah 59:5 יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּ they weave
They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
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