יַאֲרִ֥יךְ

𐤉𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤊

yaarikhe

will prolong

a primitive root; to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively); defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, [phrase] (out-, over-) live, tarry (long).

H748

Proverbs 28:16 · Word #9

Lexicon H748

Lemmaאָרַךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤓𐤊
Transliterationʼârak
Strong'sH748
In-contextwill prolong

Morphology HVhi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H748-08

he will cause to be long

Rootארך (ʾ-ʾ-r-k (ʾ-ā-rak))
Core Meaningslength, extension, prolonging, endurance, duration
Semantic Rangeto prolong days or life, to lengthen time, to delay, to extend duration, to continue long, to defer action
Conceptual SignificanceThis verb frequently appears in covenantal contexts, especially regarding the prolonging of days in the land, linking obedience with extended life and stability. It expresses the biblical view that duration—of life, mercy, or judgment—is under divine governance and can be extended or drawn out by purposeful action.
Morphological NotesHiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular (HVhi3ms). The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense to the root "to be long," yielding "to make long" or "to prolong." The imperfect form may express future, modal, or habitual action depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe root ארך conveys the idea of length or extension in space or time. In the Hiphil stem it carries a causative force, meaning "to cause to be long" or "to prolong." The form is 3rd person masculine singular imperfect, reflected in the rendering "he will cause to be long," preserving both the causative nuance and the masculine singular subject.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ארך (length, extension, prolonging, endurance, duration)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H748-01 aarikhe I will lengthen
H753-01 arekah her length
H753-02 areko his length
H752-01 arukah a lengthening
H724-01 arukhah restored-wholeness
H753-03 baorekhe in the length
behaarikhe when causing to lengthen
H753-04 beorekhe in length of
H750-01 erekhe long-of
H757-01 haareki the Longite
H753-05 haorekhe the length
H748-02 heerikhu they lengthened
H753-06 leorekhe for your (f.s.) length
H753-07 orekhe length-of
H748-03 taarikhu you (masculine plural) will cause to lengthen
H748-04 taarikhun you men will cause to lengthen
H748-05 uvehaarikhe and in the causing-to-lengthen
H724-02 vaarukhatekha and your restored-wholeness
H748-06 vayaarikhu and they caused to be long
H753-08 veareko and its length
H750-02 veerekh and long-of
H753-09 veorekhe and length
H748-07 yaarekhu they will become long
H748-09 yaarikhun may they cause to be long

Word Usage (34 occurrences of H748)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 26:8 אָֽרְכוּ arekhu had been prolonged
Exodus 20:12 יַאֲרִכ֣וּ/ן yaarikhun may be long
Numbers 9:19 וּ/בְ/הַאֲרִ֧יךְ uvehaarikhe and when the cloud lingered