Lexical Definition

‎אֲרַךְ‎ ʼărak (ar-ak') be proper ^A:V
(Aramaic) properly, corresponding to ‎אָרַךְ‎, but used only in the sense of reaching to a given point

be meet.

• to suit

v
1) (CLBL) (P'al) to be long, reach, meet
adj v
2)(BDB/TWOT) fitting, proper

Extended Information

Aramaic of: אָרַךְ

• v
• adj v
• Aramaic of a.rakh (‎א‎ָ‎ר‎ַ‎ך‎ְ "to prolong" אָרַךְ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: אָרֵךְ
I. ‎ארך‎ (√ of following; Biblical Hebrew [ ‎אָרַךְ‎, ‎אָרֵךְ‎]).

II. ‎ארך‎ (√ of following; according to most, weakened from ‎ערך‎ (compare Biblical Hebrew) BeRy^{Ezra 4:14}; but ‎אַרִיךְ‎ loan-word from Persian (Old Iranian) ¹ryaka, worthy of an Aryan, Scheft⁷⁹).

‎אַרִיךְ‎ verbal adjective fitting, proper (‎׳‎‎אַ‎ Baer K^{§ 16, 5} M^{§ 82, Anm. 2}; van d. H. Gi Str ‎אֲרִיךְ‎, compare D^{WB 39}; ᵑ7 id.; originally Participle pass. K^{§ 57 b}) 7)); — Ezra 4:14. ‎אַרְכֻבָּתֵהּ‎ Dan 5:6, see ‎ברך‎.

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