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אָרֵךְ H750

H750 is the Hebrew word אָרֵךְ, transliterated ʼârêk and said aw-rake'. The King James Version most often renders it slow.

Word: אָרֵךְTransliteration: ʼârêkSaid: aw-rake'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

long.

Where it comes from

from H748 (אָרַךְ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

slow 9×longsuffering 4×thereof and the patient 1×longwinged 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).

Verses using אָרֵךְ

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 34:6 · KJV

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Numbers 14:18 · KJV

The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

Nehemiah 9:17 · KJV

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Psalm 86:15 · KJV

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Psalm 103:8 · KJV

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Psalm 145:8 · KJV

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Proverbs 14:29 · KJV

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Proverbs 15:18 · KJV

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 16:32 · KJV

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Ecclesiastes 7:8 · KJV

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Jeremiah 15:15 · KJV

O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.

Ezekiel 17:3 · KJV

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

Joel 2:13 · KJV

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Jonah 4:2 · KJV

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Nahum 1:3 · KJV

The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Common questions

What does Strong's H750 mean?

H750 is the Hebrew word אָרֵךְ (ʼârêk), meaning long.

How is H750 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it slow (9 times), longsuffering (4 times), thereof and the patient (1 time), longwinged (1 time).

How many times does H750 appear in the Bible?

אָרֵךְ (ʼârêk) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H750 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H748 (אָרַךְ).

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