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Lexicon :: Strong's H748 - 'āraḵ

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אָרַךְ
Transliteration
'āraḵ
Pronunciation
aw-rak'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 162

Strong’s Definitions

אָרַךְ ʼârak, aw-rak'; a primitive root; to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively):—defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, (out-, over-) live, tarry (long).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H748 in the following manner: prolong (18x), long (5x), lengthen (3x), draw out (3x), defer (2x), tarried (1x), ...lived (with H3117 0310) (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H748 in the following manner: prolong (18x), long (5x), lengthen (3x), draw out (3x), defer (2x), tarried (1x), ...lived (with H3117 0310) (2x).

  1. to be long, prolong

    1. (Qal) to be long

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to prolong (days)

      2. to make long (tent cords)

      3. to grow long, continue long

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָרַךְ ʼârak, aw-rak'; a primitive root; to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively):—defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, (out-, over-) live, tarry (long).
STRONGS H748: Abbreviations
† [אָרַךְ, [H750 אָרֵךְ]] verb be long, almost always of time (Assyrian arâku COTGloss, Aramaic H749 אֲרַךְ, KfRAe  ) —
Qal Perfect אָֽרְכוּ Genesis 26:8; Imperfect יַאַרְכוּ Ezekiel 12:22; 3rd person feminine plural וַתֶּאֱרַכְנָה Ezekiel 31:5 (strike out B Co) — be long, subject הַיָמִים (i.e. a long time passed Genesis 26:8 (J); compare Assyrian urriku ûmî, days grew long, Creation Tableta see COT Genesis 1:1); of delayed fulfillment of prophecy Ezekiel 12:22; subject פֹּארֹת Ezekiel 31:5 (but compare above)
Hiph. Perfect הֶאֱרִיךְ Proverbs 19:11; וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 22:7, etc.; Imperfect יַאֲרִיךְ Deuteronomy 17:20 +; יַאֲרִיכוּ Deuteronomy 25:15; יַאֲרִכוּן Exodus 20:12 compare Deuteronomy 5:16; Deuteronomy 6:2; תַּאֲרִיכֻן Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 30:18, etc.; Imperative feminine singular הַאֲרִיכִי Isaiah 54:2: Infinitive construct הַאֲרִיךְ Numbers 9:19, 22; Participle מַאֲרִיךְ Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 8:12; —
1. transitive prolong,
(a) object יָמִים (i.e. live long) Deuteronomy 4:26, 40; Deuteronomy 5:30; Deuteronomy 11:9; Deuteronomy 17:20; Deuteronomy 22:7; Deuteronomy 30:18; Deuteronomy 32:47; Joshua 24:31= Judges 2:7 (with אַחֲרֵי = survive), Proverbs 28:16; Isaiah 53:10; Ecclesiastes 8:13; also (late) without ימים Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 8:12;
(b) id. 1 Kings 3:14 י׳ subject וְהַאֲרַכְתִּי אֶת־יָמֶיךָ I will prolong thy days;
(c) postpone anger Isaiah 48:9 compare Proverbs 19:11 (i.e. shew oneself slow to anger); see also Job 6:11 אַאֲרִיךְ נַפְשִׁי i.e. be patient;
(d) literal (but in figure) make long furrows (with ל) Psalm 129:3; tentcords Isaiah 54:2; tongue Isaiah 57:4 (stretch out in mockery).
2. intransitive grow long, continue long (i.e. display length or continuance), subject יָמִים Exodus 20:12 = Deuteronomy 5:16; Deuteronomy 6:2; Deuteronomy 25:15; tarry long Numbers 9:19, 22 (subject הֶעָנָן), last (continue) long, (subject כֵּן Proverbs 28:2; be long (literally) of staves of ark 1 Kings 8:8; 2 Chronicles 5:9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:1; 26:8; 26:8

Exodus

20:12; 20:12

Numbers

9:19; 9:19; 9:22; 9:22

Deuteronomy

4:26; 4:26; 4:40; 5:16; 5:16; 5:30; 6:2; 6:2; 11:9; 17:20; 17:20; 22:7; 22:7; 25:15; 25:15; 30:18; 30:18; 32:47

Joshua

24:31

Judges

2:7

1 Kings

3:14; 8:8

2 Chronicles

5:9

Job

6:11

Psalms

129:3

Proverbs

19:11; 19:11; 28:2; 28:16

Ecclesiastes

7:15; 7:15; 8:12; 8:12; 8:13

Isaiah

48:9; 53:10; 54:2; 54:2; 57:4

Ezekiel

12:22; 12:22; 31:5; 31:5