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Lexicon :: Strong's H748 - 'āraḵ

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אָרַךְ
Transliteration
'āraḵ
Pronunciation
aw-rak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H748

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Strong's Number H748 matches the Hebrew אָרַךְ ('āraḵ),
which occurs 34 times in 34 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:8 - After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines happened to look out a window and observed Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:12 - "Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:19 - When the cloud remained over the tabernacle many days, then the Israelites obeyed the instructions of the LORD and did not journey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 9:22 - Whether it was for two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud prolonged its stay over the tabernacle, the Israelites remained camped without traveling; but when it was taken up, they traveled on.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:26 - I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely and swiftly be removed from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be annihilated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:40 - Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:16 - Honor your father and your mother just as the LORD your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:33 - Walk just as he has commanded you so that you may live, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land you are going to possess.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:2 - and that you may so revere the LORD your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments that I am giving you - you, your children, and your grandchildren - all your lives, to prolong your days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:9 - and that you may enjoy long life in the land the LORD promised to give to your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:20 - Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:7 - You must be sure to let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself. Do this so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:15 - You must have an accurate and correct stone weight and an accurate and correct measuring container, so that your life may be extended in the land the LORD your God is about to give you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:18 - I declare to you this very day that you will certainly perish! You will not extend your time in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:47 - For this is no idle word for you - it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:31 - Israel worshiped the LORD throughout Joshua's lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the LORD had done for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:7 - The people worshiped the LORD throughout Joshua's lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed all the great things the LORD had done for Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:14 - If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:8 - The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:9 - The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:11 - What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:3 - The plowers plowed my back; they made their furrows long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:11 - A person's wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:2 - When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:16 - The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 - During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:12 - Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people - for they stand in fear before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:13 - But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:9 - For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:10 - Though the LORD desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the LORD's purpose will be accomplished through him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:2 - Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:4 - At whom are you laughing? At whom are you opening your mouth and sticking out your tongue? You are the children of rebels, the offspring of liars,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - "Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, 'The days pass slowly, and every vision fails'?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:5 - Therefore it grew taller than all the trees of the field; its boughs grew large and its branches grew long, because of the plentiful water in its shoots.
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