אָרֹךְ
aroch · long
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H752 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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aroch (אָרֹךְ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “long”.
Lasting a long time.
How to say it
a·roch
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Lasting a great while; extensive.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- long ×2
- Longer ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 3:1
The war between the house of Saul and the house of David was long; and David grew steadily stronger, while the house of Saul grew steadily weaker.
- Job 11:9
Longer than the earth is its measure, and broader than the sea.
- Jeremiah 29:28
For that is why he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, “It will be long; build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their fruit.”’”