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Strong's H748 אָרַךְ (arak)

Arak means “make” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G748 — archieratikos in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H748
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 34
Books 14

Strong's H748 Quick Answer

Strong's H748 אָרַך (arak) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. arak (aw-rak') v. 1. to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root] It has 34 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include long, over, lengthen, out, and make. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
arak (aw-rak') v. 1. to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root]
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
long, over, lengthen, out, and make

Meaning and Definition

arak (aw-rak') v. 1. to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root] KJV: defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-)long, + (out-, over-)live, tarry (long).

Original Word
אָרַך
Transliteration
arak
Derivation
Root: ארך
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H748. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to prolong

Usage: 1) to be long, prolong 1a) (Qal) to be long 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to prolong (days) 1b2) to make long (tent cords) 1b3) to grow long, continue long Aramaic equivalent: a.rakh (אֲרִיךְ "be proper" H0749)

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How Strong's H748 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render arak, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

long Exodus 20:12 over Deuteronomy 4:26 lengthen 1 Kings 3:14 make Isaiah 53:10 out 1 Kings 8:8 defer Isaiah 48:9 had Genesis 26:8 lengthened Deuteronomy 25:15 live Deuteronomy 5:33

How Strong's H748 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 34 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H748 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H748 in the Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 26:8 KJV

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

Exodus 20:12 KJV

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Numbers 9:19 KJV

And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H748.

Genesis 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
Exodus 20:12 Old Testament, KJV
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Numbers 9:19 Old Testament, KJV
And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.
Numbers 9:22 Old Testament, KJV
Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
Deuteronomy 4:26 Old Testament, KJV
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 4:40 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
Deuteronomy 5:16 Old Testament, KJV
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 5:33 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
Deuteronomy 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Deuteronomy 11:9 Old Testament, KJV
And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 17:20 Old Testament, KJV
That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
Deuteronomy 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.
Deuteronomy 25:15 Old Testament, KJV
But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 30:18 Old Testament, KJV
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
Deuteronomy 32:47 Old Testament, KJV
For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
Joshua 24:31 Old Testament, KJV
And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
Judges 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.
1 Kings 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
1 Kings 8:8 Old Testament, KJV
And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
2 Chronicles 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
Job 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
Psalms 129:3 Old Testament, KJV
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
Proverbs 19:11 Old Testament, KJV
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 28:2 Old Testament, KJV
For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.
Proverbs 28:16 Old Testament, KJV
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Ecclesiastes 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
Ecclesiastes 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Isaiah 48:9 Old Testament, KJV
For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Isaiah 53:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
Isaiah 54:2 Old Testament, KJV
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
Isaiah 57:4 Old Testament, KJV
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood.
Ezekiel 12:22 Old Testament, KJV
Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
Ezekiel 31:5 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H748, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 11 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H748 FAQ

What does arak (אָרַךְ) mean?

Arak (Strong's H748) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "make". arak (aw-rak') v. 1. to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root]

How many times is arak (אָרַךְ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's H748 across 14 books.

Where can I study arak (אָרַךְ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H748 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate arak (אָרַךְ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as long, over, lengthen, out, make, and had. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.