In the bible, Arioch is the name of the King of Ellasar (GEN 14:1). Meaning of the name: long; great; tall. Related names are:
Daniel,
Elam, Chedorlaomer
(and others ...)
. The translations of Arioch in 22 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
A-Ri-Ốc in Vietnamese to
アリオク in Japanese!
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; (GEN 14:1)
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five. (GEN 14:9)
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: (DAN 2:14)
He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. (DAN 2:15)
He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. (DAN 2:15)
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. (DAN 2:24)
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. (DAN 2:25)