Erech — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶרֶךְ
אֶרֶךְ
ʼErek · pronounced eh'-rek · Strong's H751 · a place
Erech means length.
Built from
אָרַךְ ʼârak (from, H748) — to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H748; length; Erek, a place in Babylon.
First appearance
Gen 10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. (KJV)
Every verse that names Erech
1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis
Gen 10:10
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