Strong's Lexicon

H753

H753 — אוֹרֶך

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebreworeknoun mascOccurrences: 95TWOT: 162a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H753
Word:אוֹרֶך
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H748
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:95
Transliteration:orek
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:o'rek'
Meaning:1. length
KJV Renderings:+ forever, length, long.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB756

אֹ֫רֶךְ94 noun [masculine] length — only singular, ׳ א absolute Exod 27:1 +; construct Gen 6:15 +; אָרְכּוֺ Exod 25:10 +; אָרְכָּם 2Chr 3:11 אָרְכָּן Ezek 42:11, etc. —

a. length of ark Gen 6:15 ( P ), of land of Canaan Gen 13:17 ( J ); most often of ark & other measurements in tabernacle & temple Exod 25:10; Exod 25:17; Exod 26:2; Exod 26:8; Exod 27:1; Exod 27:9 + (22 t. Exodus, P ), 1Kgs 6:2 ; 1Kgs 6:3; 1Kgs 6:20 + (13 t. Kings & Chronicles), Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:11; Ezek 40:18 + (41 t. Ezekiel), etc.
b. of time יָמִים ׳ א Deut 30:20; Job 12:12; Ps 21:5; Ps 23:6; Ps 91:16; Ps 93:5; Prov 3:2; Prov 3:16; Lam 5:20.
c. אַפַּיִם ׳ א forbearance, self-restraint, Prov 25:15. — (Ezek 31:7 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co read רֹב for אֹרֶךְ, compare Ezek 31:5 where Co strike out verb ארך; Ezek 41:22 read probably אדנו ᵐ5 Sm, or אדניו Co = base.)


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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