What does אָרַךְ · יוֹם mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H748, H3117
אָרַךְ יָמִים
To be (causative, make ) long (literally or figuratively) · a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
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אָרַךְH748to be (causative, make ) long (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationʾārakĕ
Extends duration through time; often applied to life-span or delaying action; God lengthens days as blessing.
Open lexicon entry →יוֹםH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Pronunciationyôm
Fundamental unit of time marked by daylight, extending metaphorically to ages, epochs, and eschatological periods.
Open lexicon entry →What does אָרַךְ יָמִים (ʾārak yāmîm) mean in the Bible?
אָרַךְ · יוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to lengthen days, prolong life.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H748, H3117?
H748, H3117 is connected to 2,338 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to lengthen days, prolong life.
Source Gloss
to lengthen days, prolong life.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms20
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action18×
ImperfectDeut 17:20 · Eccl 8:13 · Isa 53:10 · Prov 28:2 · Prov 28:16 · Deut 11:9 · Deut 32:47 · Isa 57:4 · Isa 48:9 · Job 6:11 · Deut 4:40 · Deut 25:1512×
PerfectJosh 24:31 · Judg 2:7 · Ps 129:3 · Prov 19:114×
Participle activeEccl 7:151×
Sequential imperfectIsa 54:21×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
ImperfectEzek 12:221×
PerfectGen 26:81×
Word Origins
אָרַךְ יָמִים is a primitive root - no further derivation.