Strong’s H720 · Hebrew

אֲרוֹד
ʼĂrôwd
ar-ode'

Definition

Arod, an Israelite

Etymology

an orthographical variation of H719 (אַרְוַד); fugitive;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Arod

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What the first audience heard

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