BDB755
[אָרַךְ, אָרֵךְ] verb be long, almost always of time (Assyrian arâku COTGloss, Aramaic אֲרַךְ, [untranscribed source text 415]) —
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H748 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אָרַך |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 34 |
| Transliteration: | arak |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | aw-rak' |
| Meaning: | 1. to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-)long, + (out-, over-)live, tarry (long). |
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[אָרַךְ, אָרֵךְ] verb be long, almost always of time (Assyrian arâku COTGloss, Aramaic אֲרַךְ, [untranscribed source text 415]) —
I. ארך (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew [ אָרַךְ , אָרֵךְ ]).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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