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Strong's H753 אֹרֶךְ (orek)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G753 — architekton (“masterbuilder”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H753
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 90
Books 12

Strong's H753 Quick Answer

Strong's H753 אוֹרֶך (orek) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. orek (o'rek') n-m. 1. length [from H748] It has 90 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include length and long. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
orek (o'rek') n-m. 1. length [from H748]
Usage
90 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
length and long

Meaning and Definition

orek (o'rek') n-m. 1. length [from H748] KJV: + forever, length, long. Root(s): H748

Original Word
אוֹרֶך
Transliteration
orek
Derivation
Root: ארך First root strongs: 748
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H753. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H753 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render orek, 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.

length Genesis 6:15 67× long Exodus 27:1 20×

How Strong's H753 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 90 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H753 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 H753 in the Old Testament

90 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 6:15 KJV

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

Genesis 13:17 KJV

Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

Exodus 25:10 KJV

And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

Usage Excerpts

First 90 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H753.

Genesis 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
Genesis 13:17 Old Testament, KJV
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
Exodus 25:10 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Exodus 25:17 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
Exodus 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Exodus 26:2 Old Testament, KJV
The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.
Exodus 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.
Exodus 26:13 Old Testament, KJV
And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
Exodus 26:16 Old Testament, KJV
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.
Exodus 27:1 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
Exodus 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
Exodus 27:11 Old Testament, KJV
And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Exodus 27:18 Old Testament, KJV
The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.
Exodus 28:16 Old Testament, KJV
Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.
Exodus 30:2 Old Testament, KJV
A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.
Exodus 36:9 Old Testament, KJV
The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.
Exodus 36:15 Old Testament, KJV
The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.
Exodus 36:21 Old Testament, KJV
The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.
Exodus 37:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
Exodus 37:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
Exodus 37:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
Exodus 37:25 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
Exodus 38:1 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
Exodus 38:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
Exodus 39:9 Old Testament, KJV
It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.
Deuteronomy 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.
Deuteronomy 30:20 Old Testament, KJV
That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
Judges 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
1 Kings 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
1 Kings 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
1 Kings 6:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
1 Kings 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
1 Kings 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
1 Kings 7:27 Old Testament, KJV
And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
2 Chronicles 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
2 Chronicles 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
2 Chronicles 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
2 Chronicles 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
2 Chronicles 4:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
2 Chronicles 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.
Job 12:12 Old Testament, KJV
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Psalms 21:4 Old Testament, KJV
He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
Psalms 23:6 Old Testament, KJV
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Psalms 91:16 Old Testament, KJV
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Psalms 93:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.
Proverbs 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Proverbs 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Proverbs 25:15 Old Testament, KJV
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Lamentations 5:20 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
Ezekiel 31:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
Ezekiel 40:7 Old Testament, KJV
And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
Ezekiel 40:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
Ezekiel 40:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.
Ezekiel 40:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
Ezekiel 40:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
Ezekiel 40:25 Old Testament, KJV
And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
Ezekiel 40:29 Old Testament, KJV
And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
Ezekiel 40:30 Old Testament, KJV
And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
Ezekiel 40:33 Old Testament, KJV
And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
Ezekiel 40:36 Old Testament, KJV
The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
Ezekiel 40:42 Old Testament, KJV
And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
Ezekiel 40:47 Old Testament, KJV
So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
Ezekiel 40:49 Old Testament, KJV
The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Ezekiel 41:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.
Ezekiel 41:4 Old Testament, KJV
So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.
Ezekiel 41:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.
Ezekiel 41:13 Old Testament, KJV
So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;
Ezekiel 41:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court;
Ezekiel 41:22 Old Testament, KJV
The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
Ezekiel 42:2 Old Testament, KJV
Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel 42:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel 42:8 Old Testament, KJV
For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.
Ezekiel 42:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.
Ezekiel 42:20 Old Testament, KJV
He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
Ezekiel 43:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
Ezekiel 43:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
Ezekiel 45:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
Ezekiel 45:3 Old Testament, KJV
And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.
Ezekiel 45:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.
Ezekiel 45:6 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
Ezekiel 45:7 Old Testament, KJV
And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
Ezekiel 46:22 Old Testament, KJV
In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
Ezekiel 48:8 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
Ezekiel 48:9 Old Testament, KJV
The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
Ezekiel 48:10 Old Testament, KJV
And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:13 Old Testament, KJV
And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
Ezekiel 48:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
Zechariah 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Zechariah 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H753, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 23 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 7 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 38 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H753 FAQ

What does orek (אֹרֶךְ) mean?

Orek (Strong's H753) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "length". orek (o'rek') n-m. 1. length [from H748]

How many times is orek (אֹרֶךְ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 90 linked usages for Strong's H753 across 12 books.

Where can I study orek (אֹרֶךְ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H753 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate orek (אֹרֶךְ)?

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