H750 אָרֵךְ (ʼârêk) aw-rake'

Hebrew

Adjective (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

slow

Strong's Definition

long

Derivation: from H748 (אָרַךְ);

KJV Usage: long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).

TWOT Reference: 162b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) long (pinions)

2) patient, slow to anger

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אָרֵךְ (a.rekh) — slow. 1) long (pinions) 2) patient, slow to anger

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אָרֵךְ (H0750)

adj · ארך

Long

long = pertaining to being relatively lengthy

EZK 17:3

Patient | ≠ אִישׁ חֵמָה · גְּבַהּ־רוּחַ · קְצַר־רוּחַ

Collocation: אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם · אֶרֶךְ־רוּחַ

slow to anger, patient literally: long of nostrils, long of breath; hence: = pertaining to not being given to anger

EXO 34:6 · NUM 14:18 · NEH 9:17 · PSA 86:15 · PSA 103:8 · PSA 145:8 · PRO 14:29 · PRO 15:18 · PRO 16:32 · ECC 7:8 · JER 15:15 · JOL 2:13 · JON 4:2 · NAM 1:3

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[אָרֵךְ] adj. long base

Bible Occurrences (15)

34:6

14:18

9:17

86:15 103:8 145:8

14:29 15:18 16:32

7:8

15:15

17:3

2:13

4:2

1:3

Exodus 34:6

Then the LORD passed in front of [Moses] and called out: The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Numbers 14:18

The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means... leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third... and fourth [generation].

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage [in Egypt]. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

Proverbs 14:29

A patient [man]... has great understanding, but a quick-tempered [man]... promotes folly.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

Proverbs 16:32

[He who is] slow to anger [is] better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper [is greater] than one who captures a city.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than the beginning, [and] a patient spirit is better than a proud [one].

Jeremiah 15:15

You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience..., do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.