אָרַךְʼârak

be long, almost always of time

Pronunciation: aw-rak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H748

Meanings

Qal: be long (Genesis 26:8; Ezekiel 12:22; Ezekiel 31:5)

Hiph`il: מַאֲרִיךְ Eccl 7:15; Eccl 8:12 (Proverbs 19:11; Deuteronomy 22:7; Deuteronomy 17:20)

1. prolong, transitive

a. survive (Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 4:40; Deuteronomy 5:30)

b. id., I will prolong thy days (1 Kings 3:14)

c. postpone (Isaiah 48:9; Proverbs 19:11; Job 6:11)

d. make long (Psalms 129:3; Isaiah 54:2; Isaiah 57:4)

2. grow long, continue long, intransitive (Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16; Deuteronomy 6:2)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 34 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 26:8 But some time later, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looked out his window and saw Isaac caressing Rebekah.
  • Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
  • Numbers 9:19 If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the Lord.
  • Numbers 9:22 Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and did not move on. But as soon as it lifted, they broke camp and moved on.
  • Deuteronomy 4:26 “Today I call on heaven and earth as witnesses against you. If you break my covenant, you will quickly disappear from the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy. You will live there only a short time; then you will be utterly destroyed.
  • Deuteronomy 4:40 If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).