H0752 H0752
long, lengthy (extended in time or space)
An adjective meaning long or lengthy, applied to both temporal and spatial dimensions. It describes the prolonged war between Saul's and David's houses that gradually weakened one and strengthened the other. Jeremiah uses it for the exile that will be long, not short. Job extends it metaphorically to God's wisdom, which is longer than the earth and broader than the sea—infinite in scope. The term captures extension beyond normal measure, whether in duration or dimension.
Senses
1. sense 1 — 2 Samuel 3:1 notes that 'the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David,' a drawn-out conflict that slowly shifted power. Jeremiah 29:28 quotes the false prophet Shemaiah warning that exile 'will be long,' contradicting Jeremiah's message. Job 11:9 declares God's wisdom has 'a measure longer than the earth and broader than the sea'—immeasurable vastness. The feminine form fits the nouns it modifies (war, wisdom's measure), describing duration that tries patience or dimensions that exceed human comprehension. 3×
AR["أَطْوَلُ", "طَوِيلَةً", "طَوِيلَةٌ"]·ben["দীর্ঘ", "দীর্ঘতর"]·DE["[ארכה]", "lang"]·EN["Long", "long", "longer"]·FR["[ארכה]", "long", "ארכה"]·heb["ארוכה"]·HI["लम्बा", "लम्बी"]·ID["Lebih-panjang", "lama", "panjang"]·IT["[ארכה]", "longer", "lungo"]·jav["dangu", "panjang"]·KO["긴", "긴-것-이-", "길다"]·PT["Longa", "Mais-longa", "longa"]·RU["Долгое-время", "длиннее", "долгая"]·ES["Larga", "Más-larga", "larga"]·SW["ndefu", "ni-refu"]·TR["uzun", "uzundur"]·urd["طویل", "لمبی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [אָרֹךְ] adj. long—only fs. abs. אֲרֻכָּה;— a. of time, הַמִּלְחָמָה א׳ long war 2 S 3:1; of the exile Je 29:28; b. fig. of God’s wisdom א׳ מֵאֶרֶץ מִדָּהּ Jb 11:9 (‖ רְחָבָה מִנִּי־יָם).