The meaning of “אָרַךְ”
Understanding ʼârak reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, [phrase] (out-, over-) live, tarry (long). - to be (causative,...
אָרַךְ
defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, [phrase] (out-, over-) live, tarry (long). - to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) 1) to be long, prolong 1a) (Qal) to be long 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to prolong (days) 1b2) to make long (tent cords) 1b3) to grow long, continue long
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 26:8 | “And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.” Word: אָרַךְ (ʼârak) | |
| Numbers 9:22 | “Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.” Word: אָרַךְ (ʼârak) | |
| Joshua 24:31 | “And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lord, that he had done for Israel.” Word: אָרַךְ (ʼârak) | |
| 1 Kings 8:8 | “And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.” Word: אָרַךְ (ʼârak) | |
| Job 6:11 | “What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?” Word: אָרַךְ (ʼârak) |