אָרַךְ (ʼârak) — Defer
Hebrew word study: אָרַךְ (ʼârak), Strong's H748. to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
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to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, [phrase] (out-, over-) live, tarry (long).
Strong's H748 is tagged on 34 words in 34 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 26:8 and last appears in Ezekiel 31:5.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 34)
- Genesis 26:8 — אָרְכוּ — they had become long
- Exodus 20:12 — יַאֲרִכוּן — they may be long
- Numbers 9:19 — וּבְהַאֲרִיךְ — and when made long
- Numbers 9:22 — בְּהַאֲרִיךְ — when made long
- Deuteronomy 4:26 — תַאֲרִיכֻן — you will prolong
- Deuteronomy 4:40 — תַּאֲרִיךְ — you may prolong
- Deuteronomy 5:16 — יַאֲרִיכֻן — they may be long
- Deuteronomy 5:33 — וְהַאֲרַכְתֶּם — and you will prolong
- Deuteronomy 6:2 — יַאֲרִכֻן — they may grow long
- Deuteronomy 11:9 — תַּאֲרִיכוּ — you may prolong
- Deuteronomy 17:20 — יַאֲרִיךְ — he may prolong
- Deuteronomy 22:7 — וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ — and you will prolong
- Deuteronomy 25:15 — יַאֲרִיכוּ — they may be long
- Deuteronomy 30:18 — תַאֲרִיכֻן — you will prolong
- Deuteronomy 32:47 — תַּאֲרִיכוּ — you will prolong
- Joshua 24:31 — הֶאֱרִיכוּ — they made long
- Judges 2:7 — הֶאֱרִיכוּ — they made long
- 1 Kings 3:14 — וְהַאַרַכְתִּי — and I will make long
- 1 Kings 8:8 — וַיַּאֲרִכוּ — and they were long
- 2 Chronicles 5:9 — וַיַּאֲרִיכוּ — and they were long
- Job 6:11 — אַאֲרִיךְ — I will prolong
- Psalms 129:3 — הֶאֱרִיכוּ — they have made long
- Proverbs 19:11 — הֶאֱרִיךְ — it makes long
- Proverbs 28:2 — יַאֲרִיךְ — it will last long
- Proverbs 28:16 — יַאֲרִיךְ — he will prolong
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H724 אֲרוּכָה (ʼărûwkâh), H749 אֲרַךְ (ʼărak), H750 אָרֵךְ (ʼârêk), H751 אֶרֶךְ (ʼErek), H752 אָרֹךְ (ʼârôk), H753 אֹרֶךְ (ʼôrek).
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Frequently asked questions
What does ʼârak (H748) mean?
To be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively).
How is H748 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H748 as: defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, [phrase] (out-, over-) live, tarry (long)..
How often does אָרַךְ (ʼârak) appear?
Strong's H748 is tagged on 34 words in 34 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 26:8 and last appears in Ezekiel 31:5.
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