Archite
ar.ki identifies Hushai in several narratives and marks a border associated with the Archite in Joshua.
The term most often identifies Hushai in scenes involving David, Absalom, counsel, and the king; in Joshua it identifies the Archite in a boundary description.
Senses in use
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Identifier attached to Hushai · dominant
In 2 Samuel 15:32 the form is a masculine singular absolute Gentilic attached to Hushai as he meets David; the APB renders the phrase “Hushai the Archite.” The same identification occurs as Hushai comes to Absalom in 2 Samuel 16:16, is summoned to speak in 2 Samuel 17:5, and is named in the comparison of counsel in 2 Samuel 17:14; 1 Chronicles 27:33 likewise names Hushai in relation to the king.
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Identifier in a boundary description · rare
In Joshua 16:2 the masculine singular absolute Gentilic occurs in the clause describing a route that “passed to the border of the Archite at Ataroth.” Here the term identifies the party associated with the stated border rather than Hushai.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all supplied occurrences, the APB presents the form as “the Archite,” attached to Hushai in the narrative verses and used in Joshua 16:2 for a border. This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clauses rather than a complete definition.