Psalm 89/Notes/Lexical.v. 7.583345

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  • "The basic meaning of ערך is 'lay out, arrange, set in order'" (TDOT). The meaning "compare" is an extension of this basic sense (cf. Isa 40:18; Ps 40:6), since people lay out objects beside one another in order to compare them (cf. BDB: "compare [as result of arranging in order]"). Cf. Symmachus: "Who can parallel (ἀντιπαραθήσει) the Lord?"