Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H748

Strong's H748 · Hebrew

אָרַךְ

ʼârak · /aw-rak'/

Number
H748
Language
Hebrew
Original word
אָרַךְ
Transliteration
ʼârak
Pronunciation
aw-rak'
KJV occurrences
34 verses

Definition

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

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

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אָרַךְ across 34 verses.

prolong12×
long5×
prolonged5×
out3×
lengthen2×
defer1×
deferreth1×
lengthened1×
outlived1×
overlived1×
prolongeth1×
tarried1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

34 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis1 verse
Exodus1 verse
Numbers2 verses
Deuteronomy11 verses
Deuteronomy 4:26

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

Deuteronomy 6:2

That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

Deuteronomy 11:9

And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 17:20

That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

Deuteronomy 22:7

But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

Deuteronomy 25:15

But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Deuteronomy 30:18

I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

Deuteronomy 32:47

For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

Joshua1 verse
Judges1 verse
1 Kings2 verses
2 Chronicles1 verse
Job1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Proverbs3 verses
Ecclesiastes3 verses
Isaiah4 verses
Ezekiel2 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H748 (ʼârak) mean?

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

How many times does H748 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H748 (אָרַךְ) appears in 34 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “prolong.”

How is ʼârak translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H748 is rendered as “prolong” (12×), “long” (5×), “prolonged” (5×), “out” (3×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word אָרַךְ come from?

a primitive root;