Arza in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism

Arza, ar'-zå (Heb.)-- earth; land; do main; firm; low; inferior; terminated. A man who was over King Elah's household in Tirzah (I Kings 16:9). Meta. That phase of man's thought which predominates when the will (king) allows the individual to give himself over to the appetites and desires of the flesh (earth; low; inferior; terminated; the king was"drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza" when he was slain). Giving up entirely to carnal appetites and desires leads to a breaking up of the whole consciousness: Elah the king and all his relatives and friends were killed.