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אַרְכָּא

arka · lengthening

Aramaic word · Strong’s number H754 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

arka (אַרְכָּא) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “lengthening”.

Prolonging (Aramaic): "a prolonging of your peace", "a prolonging of life".

How to say it

ar·ka

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

  1. More time granted.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Daniel 4:27

    Therefore, O king, may my counsel be pleasing to you: break off your sins by righteousness and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; perhaps there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

  • Daniel 7:12

    And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but a lengthening of life was given them for a season and a time.