BDB9342
I. ארך (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew [ אָרַךְ , אָרֵךְ ]).
Strong's Lexicon
H749
H749 — אֲרַך
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H749 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲרַך |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) properly, corresponding to H748, but used only in the sense of reaching to a given point |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | arak |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ar-ak' |
| Meaning: | 1. to suit |
| KJV Renderings: | be meet. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB9344
II. ארך (√ of following; according to most, weakened from ערך (compare Biblical Hebrew) BeRy Ezra 4:14 ; but אַרִיךְ loan-word from Persian (Old Iranian) ¹ryaka , worthy of an Aryan, Scheft79).
BDB9345
אַרִיךְ verbal adjective fitting, proper (׳ אַ Baer K§ 16, 5 M§ 82, Anm. 2; van d. H. Gi Str אֲרִיךְ, compare DWB 39; ᵑ7 id.; originally Participle passive . K§ 57 b) 7)); — Ezra 4:14.
אַרְכֻבָּתֵהּ Dan 5:6, see ברך.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke