What does אֹרֶךְ mean in the Bible?
אֹרֶךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "length".
Hebrew · H753
אֹרֶךְ
Length
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אֹרֶךְ H753
What does אֹרֶךְ mean in the Bible?
אֹרֶךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "length".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H753?
The BSB source-word alignment has 95 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include long (59), length (3), the length (3), . . . (2), [cubits] (1).
Where does אֹרֶךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (42), Exodus (24), 2 Chronicles (7), 1 Kings (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It long 59× Genesis 6:15, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23
length 3× Psalms 21:4, Proverbs 3:2, Ezekiel 48:13
the length 3× Ezekiel 40:18, Ezekiel 40:20, Ezekiel 41:15
. . . 2× 2 Chronicles 3:4, Ezekiel 45:1
[cubits] 1× Exodus 27:11
[cubits] long 1× Ezekiel 48:13
[square] 1× Ezekiel 41:22
a length 1× Ezekiel 45:3
and He will prolong 1× Deuteronomy 30:20
and its length 1× Ezekiel 40:11
and length 1× Zechariah 2:2
and the length 1× Ezekiel 48:8
base 1× Ezekiel 41:22
comes with long 1× Job 12:12
for all the days 1× Psalms 93:5
for so long 1× Lamentations 5:20
forever 1× Psalms 23:6
high 1× 2 Chronicles 3:15
in the length 1× Ezekiel 31:7
its length 1× 2 Chronicles 3:8
longer 1× Exodus 26:13
of the length 1× Ezekiel 48:18
running lengthwise 1× Ezekiel 45:7
The building 1× Ezekiel 42:2
the length [of the outer sanctuary] 1× Ezekiel 41:2
The total 1× 2 Chronicles 3:11
They had the same length 1× Ezekiel 42:11
through its length 1× Genesis 13:17
Through patience 1× Proverbs 25:15
wide 1× Ezekiel 40:49
with a length 1× Ezekiel 41:12
With long 1× Psalms 91:16
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:15 אֹ֚רֶךְ to long Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 13:17 לְאָרְכָּ֖הּ to through its length Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:10 אָרְכּ֗וֹ to long Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 25:17 אָרְכָּ֔הּ to long Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:23 אָרְכּוֹ֙ to long Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 26:2 אֹ֣רֶךְ׀ to long Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 26:8 אֹ֣רֶךְ׀ to long Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 26:13 בְּאֹ֖רֶךְ to longer Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 26:16 אֹ֣רֶךְ to long Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 27:1 אֹ֜רֶךְ to long Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:15
Aligned rows 95
Books represented 12
Genesis 2 Exodus 24 Deuteronomy 2 Judges 1 1 Kings 6 2 Chronicles 7 Job 1 Psalms 4 Proverbs 3 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 42 Zechariah 2
Source forms
אֹ֣רֶךְ 10x ’ō·reḵ Exodus 26:16, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 36:21, Psalms 91:16
אֹ֔רֶךְ 9x ’ō·reḵ Exodus 27:9, Exodus 38:18, Ezekiel 40:25, Ezekiel 40:29
אֹ֗רֶךְ 6x ’ō·reḵ Ezekiel 40:30, Ezekiel 43:17, Ezekiel 45:1, Ezekiel 45:3
אֹ֚רֶךְ 5x ’ō·reḵ Genesis 6:15, 1 Kings 7:27, Ezekiel 40:33, Ezekiel 40:36
אֹ֜רֶךְ 4x ’ō·reḵ Exodus 27:1, Exodus 36:9, Exodus 36:15, 1 Kings 6:20
אָרְכּוֹ֙ 4x ’ā·rə·kōw Exodus 25:23, Exodus 37:10, 1 Kings 7:2, Ezekiel 41:2
אָרְכּ֖וֹ 4x ’ā·rə·kōw Exodus 28:16, 1 Kings 6:2, Ezekiel 40:20, Ezekiel 42:7
אָרְכּ֔וֹ 4x ’ā·rə·kōw 1 Kings 6:3, 1 Kings 7:6, 2 Chronicles 4:1, Ezekiel 40:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 26x Exodus 27:1, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:11, Exodus 38:18
Noun - masculine singular construct 21x Genesis 6:15, Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 26:16
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 21x Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 28:16, Exodus 30:2
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 6x Exodus 25:17, Exodus 37:6, Deuteronomy 3:11, Judges 3:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Deuteronomy 30:20, Job 12:12, Ezekiel 45:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Ezekiel 41:12, Ezekiel 41:22
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Exodus 26:13, Proverbs 25:15, Ezekiel 31:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Psalms 23:6, Psalms 93:5, Lamentations 5:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. length
Source Gloss
length
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
length Usage: forever, length, long.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֹרֶךְ is built from this root:
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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