Arpachshad (A. V., Arphaxad), ärpachs'-had (Heb.)–providential regeneration; realm of astrology; limits of Chaldea.

Son of Shem (Gen. 10:22); called Arphaxad in Luke 3:36.

Meta. A belief in man that his good depends wholly upon something outside of himself–his ruling star, fate, providence–instead of knowing that he holds in his own thoughts the power to establish within himself and his world what he wills.