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ʾārax אָרַךְ ‘to prolong’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ʾārax v
1) to be long, prolong
 1a) (Qal) to be long
 1b) (Hiphil)
  1b1) to prolong (days)
  1b2) to make long (tent cords)
  1b3) to grow long, continue long

Mentioned in Genesis 26:8 Exodus 20:12 Numbers 9:22, 9:19 Deuteronomy 5:16, 11:9, 4:26, 30:18, 25:15, 4:40, 32:47, 17:20, 5:33, 6:2, 22:7 Joshua 24:31 Judges 2:7 1 Kings 3:14, 8:8 Isaiah 54:2, 53:10, 48:9, 57:4 Ezekiel 12:22, 31:5 Psalms 129:3 Proverbs 19:11, 28:2, 28:16 Job 6:11 Ecclesiastes 7:15, 8:13, 8:12 2 Chronicles 5:9

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