וַתֶּאֱרַכְנָה Ez 31:5 ( del. B C o)— be long , subj. הַיָּמִים (i.e. a long time passed Gn 26:8 ( J ); cf. Assyrian urriku ûmî , days grew long , Creation Tablet a v. COT
Gn 1:1 ); of delayed fulfilment of prophecy Ez 12:22 ; subj. פֹּארֹת Ez 31:5 (but cf. supr. ) Hiph. Pf. הֶאֱרִיךְ Pr 19:1 1; וְהַאֲרַכְתָּ˜ Dt 22: 7, etc.; Impf. יַאֲרִיךְ Dt 17:20 +; יַאֲרִיכוּ Dt 25:1 5; יַאֲרִכוּן Ex 20:12 cf. Dt 5:1 6; 6:2 ; תַּאֲרִיכֻן Dt 4:2 6; 30:18 , etc.; Imv. fs. הַאֲרִיכִי Is 54: 2: Inf. cstr. הַאֲרִיךְ Nu 9:19 , 22 ; Pt. מַאֲרִיךְ Ec 7:1 5; 8:12 ;— 1. trans. prolong , ( a ) obj. יָמִים (i.e. live long) Dt 4:26 , 40 ; 5:30 ; 11:9 ; 17:20 ; 22:7 ; 30:18 ; 32:47 Jos 24:31 = Ju 2:7 ( c. אַתֲרֵי = survive ), Pr 28:16 Is 53:10 Ec 8:1 3; also (late) without ימים Ec 7:1 5; 8:12 ; ( b ) id. 1 K 3:14 י׳ subj. וְהַאֲרַכְתִּי אֶת־יָמֶיךָ I will prolong thy days; ( c ) postpone anger Is 48:9 cf. Pr 19:11 (i.e. shew oneself slow to anger); v. also Jb 6:11 אַאֲרִיךְ נַפְשִׁי i.e. be patient; ( d ) lit. (but in fig. ) make long furrows ( c.
ל
)
ψ 129:3
; tentcords
Is 54:2
; tongue
57:4
(stretch out in mockery).
2.
intrans.
grow long, continue long
(i.e.
display
length or continuance), subj.
יָמִים
Ex 20:12
=
Dt 5:16
;
6:2
;
25:15
;
tarry long
Nu 9:1
9,
22
(subj.
הֶעָנָן
),
last
(continue)
long
, subj.
כֵּן
Pr 28:
2;
be long
(lit.) of staves of ark
1 K 8:8 2 Ch 5:
9.
אֹ˜רֶךְ
S
753
TWOT
162a
GK
80294
n.
[
m.
]
length
—only
sg.
,
א׳
abs.
Ex 27:1
+;
cstr.
Gn 6:1
5;
אָרְכֹּו
Ex 25:10
+;
אָרְכָּם
2 Ch 3:1
1;
אָרְכָּן
Ez 42:1
1, etc.—
a.
length
of ark
Gn 6:15
(
P
), of land of Canaan
13:17
(
J
); most often of ark & other measurements in tabernacle & temple
Ex 25:10
,
17
;
26:2
,
8
;
27:1
,
9
+
(22 times Ex,
P
),
1 K 6:2
,
3
,
20
+
(13 times
K
& Ch),
Ez 40:7
,
11
,
18
+
(41 times Ez), etc.
b.
of time
א׳ יָמִים
Dt 30:20 Jb 12:12
ψ 21:5
;
23:6
;
91:16
;
93:5 Pr 3:
2,
16 La 5:20
.
c.
א׳ אַפַּיִם
forbearance, self-restraint
,
Pr 25:15
.—(
Ez 31:7
Ö ã
Co
read
רֹב
for
אֹרֶךְ
,
cf.
v
5
where
Co del. vb.
ארך
;
41:22
read prob.
אדנו
Ö
Sm
, or
אדניו
Co =
base
.)
•
[
אָרֵךְ
S
750
TWOT
162b
GK
800
]
adj.
long
—only
cstr.
אֶ˜רֶךְ
Ex 34:6
+
14 times—
א׳ הָאֵבֶר
long of pinion
Ez 17:3
(
||
הַכְּנָפַיִם גְּדֹול
) of eagle, in
metaph.
; elsewhere always of feelings, as
subst.
Ec 7:8
א׳ רוּחַ
the patient of spirit
(
opp.
גְּבַהּ ר׳
);
א׳ אַפַּיִם
one slow to anger
Pr 14:29
(
opp.
קְצַר־רוּחַ
), so
15:18
(
opp.
אִישׁ חֵמָה
),
16:32
(
||
משֵׁל בְּרוּחֹו
); more often of
י׳
,
א׳ אַפַּיִם
,
Ex 34:6
רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן א׳ אַפַּיִם
B
Vatican MS. of Septuagint.
Imv.
Imperative.
intrans.
intransitive.
K E. Kautzsch (in B. Aram. Appendix).