What does אָרַךְ · μακροθυμία mean in the Bible?
אָרַךְ · μακροθυμία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "long, patient, slow".
Hebrew · H748, G3115
אֶרֶךְ
To be (causative, make ) long (literally or figuratively) · patience
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אָרַךְ H748 to be (causative, make ) long (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation ʾārakĕ
Extends duration through time; often applied to life-span or delaying action; God lengthens days as blessing.
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μακροθυμία G3115 patience
Pronunciation makrothymía
Steadfast forbearance under provocation or hardship; God's restraint from judgment despite human sin.
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What does אֶרֶךְ (erek) mean in the Bible?
אָרַךְ · μακροθυμία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "long, patient, slow".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H748, G3115?
H748, G3115 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. long, patient, slow
Source Gloss
long, patient, slow
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 20
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 18×
Imperfect Deut 17:20 · Eccl 8:13 · Isa 53:10 · Prov 28:2 · Prov 28:16 · Deut 11:9 · Deut 32:47 · Isa 57:4 · Isa 48:9 · Job 6:11 · Deut 4:40 · Deut 25:15 12×
Perfect Josh 24:31 · Judg 2:7 · Ps 129:3 · Prov 19:11 4×
Participle active Eccl 7:15 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 54:2 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Imperfect Ezek 12:22 1×
Perfect Gen 26:8 1×
Word Origins
אֶרֶךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain