אֹרֶךְ orekh

Hebrew word for “length” · Strong’s H753 · used 95 times in 90 verses

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Meaning

1) length; 1a) physical length; 1b) of time; 2) forbearance, self-restraint (of patience)

How it is translated

Glosses given for orekh in context, with how often each is used:

• length 94
• like length 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Ezekiel 40 (13), Ezekiel 41 (6), 2 Chronicles 3 (5), Ezekiel 42 (5), Ezekiel 45 (5), Ezekiel 48 (5), Exodus 26 (4), Exodus 27 (4), Exodus 37 (4), Exodus 25 (3)

Forms

• ארך 47
• ארכו 21
• ארכה 6
• בארך 5
• וארך 5
• לארך 3
• וארכו 3
• הארך 2
• לארכה 1
• ארכם 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with orekh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• רֹחַב rochav “width” 65
• אַמָּה ammah “cubit” 57
• עֶשְׂרִים esrim “twenty” 30
• חָמֵשׁ chamesh “five” 25
• קוֹמָה qomah “height” 17
• עֶשֶׂר eser “ten” 15
• מָדַד madad “to measure” 10
• חֲמִשִּׁים chamishshim “fifty” 12
• מִדָּה middah “measure” 10
• רָבַע rava “to square” 8
• חֲצִי chetsi “half” 10
• אַרְבַּע arba “four” 12

Key verses

The verses using orekh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 25:23 — 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…
• Exodus 27:1 — 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…
• Exodus 27:9 — 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…
• Exodus 38:1 — 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…
• Deuteronomy 3:11 — 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…
• Deuteronomy 30:20 — 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…
• Psalms 21:4 — He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
• Psalms 23:6 — 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 — With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
• Psalms 93:5 — Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever.
• Proverbs 3:2 — For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
• Proverbs 3:16 — Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.