A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22;

son of: Shem (H8035);

brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758);

father of: Cainan (G2536); also called Arphaxad at Luk.3.36;

Also named: Arphaxad (Ἀρφαξάδ "Arphaxad" G0742)

§ Arphaxad = "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle"

third son of Shem

אַרְפַּכְשַׁד n.pr.m . 3rd son of Shem