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Erek <a href="../hebrew/752.htm" title="752">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Erek: Length, long-suffering, patience</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֶרֶךְ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Erek<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eh'-rek<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(eh'-rek)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Length, long-suffering, patience<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Erek<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָרַךְ (arak), which means "to be long" or "to prolong."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of patience and long-suffering is μακροθυμία (makrothymia), Strong's Greek #3115, which also conveys the idea of patience, endurance, and forbearance.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "Erek" primarily conveys the idea of length or extension in terms of time or patience. It is often used in the context of God's character, particularly His patience and long-suffering nature towards humanity. This term emphasizes the enduring and patient aspect of God's dealings with His people, highlighting His willingness to withhold immediate judgment and extend mercy.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, patience and long-suffering were highly valued virtues, often associated with wisdom and maturity. The concept of "Erek" reflects a deep understanding of time and the importance of enduring through challenges. In the biblical context, God's patience is seen as an expression of His love and desire for repentance and reconciliation with His people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a city in Bab.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Erech (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אֶ֫רֶךְ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>city in Babylonia</b></font> (Babylonian <i><em>Urûk</em></i> see Dl below) on left bank of Euphrates,approximately 40 miles northwest from Ur (<font class="hebrew2">אוּר</font>) toward Babylon; modern <em>Warka</em>; compare Loftus<sup>CS 152 f.</sup> Dl<sup>Pa 221 f</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Erech <p>From <a href="/hebrew/748.htm">'arak</a>; length; Erek, a place in Babylon -- Erech. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/748.htm">'arak</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְאֶ֖רֶךְ וארך veErech<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַמְלַכְתּוֹ֙ בָּבֶ֔ל <b> וְאֶ֖רֶךְ </b> וְאַכַּ֣ד וְכַלְנֵ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was Babel <span class="itali">and Erech</span> and Accad<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was Babel, <span class="itali">and Erech,</span> and Accad,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of his kingdom was Babel <span class="itali">and Erech</span> and Accad and Calneh<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_751.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_751.htm">Strong's Hebrew 751<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/veerech_751.htm">wə·’e·reḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/750.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="750"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="750" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/752.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="752"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="752" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>