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ar´kı̄ts (×”×רכּי, haÌ„-'arkı̄; the King James Version Archi): A clan mentioned in connection with the marking of the southern boundary of Joseph (). The phrase (גּבוּל ×”×רכּי עטרות, gebhuÌ„l haÌ„-'arkı̄ ‛ătÌ£aÌ„roÌ„th) offers difficulties, and it has been suggested that the order of the last two words be changed to read “the border of Ataroth-of-the-Archites.†See ATAROTH. G. A. Smith identifies Ataroth with the present Atara on the high road from Jerusalem to Bethel, three and one-half miles South of Bethel and six East of th e upper Beth-horon. Hushai, the “friend†of David, was an Arcbite ().