ʼErek — H751

Definition

locative proper noun

Erek, a place in Babylon

1. Erech = "long"
2. a city 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Ur toward Babylon on the left bank of the Euphrates river

Usually translated as

Erech

Origin

from H748; length

• Derived from ʼârak (H748)

Occurrences

ʼErek occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1)

• Genesis 10:10 — And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech (וְאֶ֖רֶךְ), and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.