BDB760
אֶ֫רֶךְ proper name [of a location] city in Babylonia (Babylonian Urûk see Dl below) on left bank of Euphrates, approximately 40 miles northwest from Ur (אוּר) toward Babylon; modern Warka; compare LoftusCS 152 f. DlPa 221 f.
Strong's Lexicon
H751
H751 — אֶרֶך
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H751 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶרֶך |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H748 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Erek |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eh'-rek |
| Meaning: | 1. length 2. Erek, a place in Babylon |
| KJV Renderings: | Erech. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB9346
אַרְכְּוָיֵ֯ proper name [of a people] people of Erech (Biblical Hebrew אֶרֶךְ; so also MeyEJud. 40); — plural emphatic Ezra 4:9 ( Qr אַרְכְּוָיֵא; compare K§ 61, 6).