ΑΡΑΧΝΑΙ, αραχναι
ARACHNAI, arachnai
Sounds Like: ah-RAKH-nai
Translations: spiders, cobwebs
From the root: ΑΡΑΧΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to spiders or, by extension, their webs (cobwebs). It is used to describe something fragile, intricate, or easily destroyed, often in a metaphorical sense to denote something insubstantial or fleeting. In the provided context, it is used alongside 'moths' to describe something that consumes or destroys, or perhaps something that is easily destroyed itself.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G687 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 27:18
From the same root
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