What does אָרֵךְ (ʾārēkĕ) mean in the Bible?
אָרֵךְ (ʾārēkĕ): Denotes length in space or time; theologically, God's patience and restraint from judgment, not mere passivity
Hebrew · H750
אָרֵךְ
Long
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אָרֵךְ H750
Pronunciation ʾārēkĕ
What does אָרֵךְ (ʾārēkĕ) mean in the Bible?
אָרֵךְ (ʾārēkĕ): Denotes length in space or time; theologically, God's patience and restraint from judgment, not mere passivity
Full entry for אָרֵךְ (H750) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H750?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include slow (7), is slow (2), [and] a patient (1), [He who is] slow (1), A patient [man] (1).
Where does אָרֵךְ (ʾārēkĕ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 34:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Psalms (3), Ecclesiastes (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It slow 7× Exodus 34:6, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 103:8
is slow 2× Numbers 14:18, Nahum 1:3
[and] a patient 1× Ecclesiastes 7:8
[He who is] slow 1× Proverbs 16:32
A patient [man] 1× Proverbs 14:29
and long 1× Ezekiel 17:3
but he who is slow 1× Proverbs 15:18
In Your patience 1× Jeremiah 15:15
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 34:6 אֶ֥רֶךְ to slow Adjective - masculine singular construct Numbers 14:18 אֶ֤רֶךְ to is slow Adjective - masculine singular construct Nehemiah 9:17 אֶֽרֶךְ־ to slow Adjective - masculine singular construct Psalms 86:15 אֶ֥רֶךְ to slow Adjective - masculine singular construct Psalms 103:8 אֶ֖רֶךְ to slow Adjective - masculine singular construct Psalms 145:8 אֶ֥רֶךְ to slow Adjective - masculine singular construct Proverbs 14:29 אֶ֣רֶךְ to A patient [man] Adjective - masculine singular construct Proverbs 15:18 וְאֶ֥רֶך to but he who is slow Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Proverbs 16:32 אֶ֣רֶךְ to [He who is] slow Adjective - masculine singular construct Ecclesiastes 7:8 אֶֽרֶךְ־ to [and] a patient Adjective - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 34:6
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 11
Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 3 Proverbs 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Joel 1 Jonah 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
אֶ֤רֶךְ 4x ’e·reḵ Numbers 14:18, Joel 2:13, Jonah 4:2, Nahum 1:3
אֶ֥רֶךְ 3x ’e·reḵ Exodus 34:6, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 145:8
אֶ֣רֶךְ 3x ’e·reḵ Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 16:32, Ezekiel 17:3
אֶֽרֶךְ־ 2x ’e·reḵ- Nehemiah 9:17, Ecclesiastes 7:8
אֶ֖רֶךְ 1x ’e·reḵ Psalms 103:8
וְאֶ֥רֶך 1x wə·ʾɛ·rɛḵ Proverbs 15:18
לְאֶ֥רֶךְ 1x lə·’e·reḵ Jeremiah 15:15
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular construct 13x Exodus 34:6, Numbers 14:18, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalms 86:15
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Proverbs 15:18
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 15:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes length in space or time; theologically, God's patience and restraint from judgment, not mere passivity
Source Gloss
long
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes length in space or time; theologically, God's patience and restraint from judgment, not mere passivity
long Usage: long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
patience and restraint in controlling one's anger and temper
calm disposition that prevents or reduces conflict and quarreling
self-control in anger superior to military conquest or physical strength
patient persistence and forbearance that overcomes hard resistance
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
אָרֵךְ is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain