אֹרֶךְ
ʼôrek · H753 · Hebrew · 95 occurrences
Meanings
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length
The measurement of an object from end to end
ExamplesGenesis 6:15 “This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.
Genesis 13:17 “Arise, walk about in the land through its length and width; for I will give it to you.”
Exodus 25:10 “Now they shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.
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long life, old age
Literally: length of days; hence: an extended period of time
ExamplesDeuteronomy 30:20 by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding close to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, so that you may live in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
Job 12:12 “Wisdom is with the aged, And with long life comes understanding.
Psalm 21:4 He asked for life from You, You gave it to him, Length of days forever and ever.
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slowness to anger, patience
Literally: length of nostrils; hence: state of not being given to anger
ExamplesProverbs 25:15 Through patience a ruler may be persuaded, And a gentle tongue breaks bone.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
61 occurrences in 17 groups
- הוּhis 24
- יוֹםday, time 9
- הּher 7
- יְרִיעָהcurtain, tent curtain 5
- Other words · 13 groups that occur once or twice (16) 16
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- חָמֵשׁfive 1
- אַרְבַּעfour 1
- שְׁנַיִםtwo 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- עַדforever, everlasting 1
- עוֹלָםforever 1
What is done to itIt is the object
8 occurrences in 3 groups
- מָדַדto measure 5
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 2
- יָסַףto add 1
What it is said to bePredicate
65 occurrences in 17 groups
- אַמָּהcubit 41
- חָמֵשׁfive 6
- חֵצִיhalf 5
- Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (18) 18
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 1
- עֲזָרָהledge, court 1
- אֲרִאֵילmighty warrior 1
- תָּבוּןunderstanding 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
10 occurrences in 3 groups
- בin/on/with 8
- לto/for 7
- כlike/as 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- פָּנִיםface, presence, before 2
- עֻמָּהbeside 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- μῆκος mēkos · G3372 · length
- Greek μῆκος renders Hebrew אֹרֶךְ in its primary spatial sense of physical length or extension.
- אַרְכָּא ʼarkâʼ · H754 · lengthening, prolonged
- אַרְכָּא (ʼarkâʼ, H754) is the Aramaic cognate reflex of Hebrew אֹרֶךְ (ʼôrek, H753), both deriving from the shared ארך root denoting length/duration; אַרְכָּא (ʼarkâʼ, H754) appears in Daniel's Aramaic sections with the specialized nuance of temporal prolonging/lengthening of life or reign.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Dimension002001001020
- אֹרֶךְ names length as a measurable dimension, as in the specified length, width, and height of the ark and the tabernacle's furnishings.
- Endure002002003001
- The word extends to duration or continuance over time, the sense of something lasting or being prolonged.
- Patient002001002020
- אֹרֶךְ also appears in expressions of patience, the temporal extension of forbearance rather than a physical measurement.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H753. orek אֹ֫רֶךְ94 noun [masculine] length — only singular, ׳א absolute Exo 27:1 +;…
אֹ֫רֶךְ94 noun [masculine] length — only singular, ׳א absolute Exo 27:1 +; construct Gen 6:15 +; אָרְכּוֺ Exo 25:10 +; אָרְכָּם2Ch 3:11; אָרְכָּן Eze 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 Exo 25:10, Exo 25:17; Exo 26:2, Exo 26:8; Exo 27:1, Exo 27:9 + (22 t. Exodus, P), 1Ki 6:2-3, 1Ki 6:20 + (13 t. Kings & Chronicles), Eze 40:7, Eze 40:11, Eze 40:18 + (41 t. Ezekiel), etc.
b. of time ׳א יָמִים Deu 30:20; Job 12:12; Psa 21:5; Psa 23:6; Psa 91:16; Psa 93:5; Pro 3:2, Pro 3:16; Lam 5:20.
c. ׳א אַמַּיִם forbearance, self-restraint, Pro 25:15. — (Eze 31:7 ᵑ6 ᵐ5 Co read רֹב for אֹרֶךְ, compare Eze 31:5 where Co strike out verb ארך; Eze 41:22 read probably ᵐ5 אדנו Sm, or אדניו Co = base.)
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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