Erekh אֶ֫רֶךְ
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| אֶ֫רֶךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | erekh |
| Strong's number | H751 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Erech |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Erekh (Hebrew אֶ֫רֶךְ, Strong's H751) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Erech”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
Erech = "long"
a city 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Ur toward Babylon on the left bank of the Euphrates river
Also named: ar.ke.vay (אַרְכְּוָיֵא "Erech" H0756)
a city 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Ur toward Babylon on the left bank of the Euphrates river
Also named: ar.ke.vay (אַרְכְּוָיֵא "Erech" H0756)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | erech (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | erech (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Erekh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 10:10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).