אָרֵךְ
arek (ʾārēḵ)
/aw-RAKE/
“long, slow (to anger), patient”
Long, patient, slow to anger ('erek appayim'), describing God's restraining of judicial wrath to allow space for repentance.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From אָרַךְ (H748) to be long.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
slowlongpatient
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אָרֵךְ (long, slow (to anger), patient) -> μακροθυμία (patience, longsuffering)
LXX conceptual translation: אָרֵךְ (long, slow (to anger), patient) -> G3116
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where אָרֵךְ (arek) carries significant theological or narrative weight.