Original Language Studio
Proverbs 14:29
“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָרֵךְʼârêk · aw-rake'
H750 · Hebrew
H750 · Hebrew
- Definition
- long
- Derivation
- from H748 (אָרַךְ);
- KJV renderings
- long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).
- Grammar
- אֶ֣רֶךְ — adjective, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 34:6Numbers 14:18Nehemiah 9:17Psalms 86:15Psalms 103:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָרֵךְ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.