אֶ֫רֶךְ
e.rekh
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Erech
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e.rekh is used as the proper name of a place listed among the beginning cities of a kingdom.
The attested use identifies a place within the list of cities that formed the beginning of a kingdom in Genesis 10:10.
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Place named in a kingdom’s beginning · dominant
In Genesis 10:10, the form אֶ֖רֶךְ is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in a list of places after Babylon and before Accad. The APB renders the verse, "The beginning of his kingdom was Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 10:10, the APB presents the term as "Erech" within a list of cities.