International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
DAY, JOSHUA'S LONGSee BETH-HORON, THE BATTLE OF.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.
2. (superl.) Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
3. (superl.) Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
4. (superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
5. (superl.) Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
6. (superl.) Far-reaching; extensive.
7. (superl.) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
8. (n.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
9. (n.) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
10. (n.) The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
11. (adv.) To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.
12. (adv.) To a great extent in time; during a long time.
13. (adv.) At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
14. (adv.) Through the whole extent or duration.
15. (adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?
16. (prep.) By means of; by the fault of; because of.
17. (v.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
18. (v.) To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for.
Strong's Hebrew
5769. olam -- long duration, antiquity, futurity... << 5768, 5769. olam or olam. 5770 >>.
long duration, antiquity, futurity.
Transliteration: olam or olam Phonetic Spelling: (o-lawm') Short Definition: forever.
... /hebrew/5769.htm - 7k 748. arak -- to be long
... << 747b, 748. arak. 749 >>. to be long. Transliteration: arak Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-rak') Short Definition: prolong. Word Origin a prim. ...
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752. arok -- long
... long. Transliteration: arok Phonetic Spelling: (aw-roke') Short Definition: long.
Word Origin from arak Definition long NASB Word Usage long (2), longer (1). ...
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8373. taab -- to long for
... to long for. Transliteration: taab or taeb Phonetic Spelling: (taw-ab') Short
Definition: long. ... root Definition to long for NASB Word Usage long (2). long. ...
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750. arek -- long
... long. Transliteration: arek Phonetic Spelling: (aw-rake') Short Definition: slow. ...
From 'arak; long -- long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger). ...
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3700. kasaph -- to long (for)
... << 3699, 3700. kasaph. 3701 >>. to long (for). Transliteration: kasaph Phonetic
Spelling: (kaw-saf') Short Definition: eager. ... have desire, be greedy, long, sore. ...
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2968. yaab -- to long, desire
... to long, desire. Transliteration: yaab Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-ab') Short Definition:
longed. ... root Definition to long, desire NASB Word Usage longed (1). long. ...
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6165. arag -- to long for
... to long for. Transliteration: arag Phonetic Spelling: (aw-rag') Short Definition:
pants. ... root Definition to long for NASB Word Usage pant (1), pants (2). ...
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7602a. shaaph -- to gasp, pant, pant after, long for
... << 7602, 7602a. shaaph. 7602b >>. to gasp, pant, pant after, long for.
Transliteration: shaaph Short Definition: pant. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4555. mispachah -- a long veil
... << 4554, 4555. mispachah. 4556 >>. a long veil. Transliteration: mispachah
Phonetic Spelling: (mis-paw-khaw') Short Definition: veils. ...
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