אָרַךְ

Strong’s Definition

to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, [phrase] (out-, over-) live, tarry (long).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be long, prolong
• 2.(qal) to be long
• 3.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼârak; Pronunciation: aw-rak'