אֶרֶךְ

erek

EH-rekh

long, slow — as in slow to anger

Where it comes from

The Hebrew is erek appayim, long of nostrils. It is a physical picture: anger shows in the face first, and God is described as having a long way to go before it gets there. Longsuffering in the King James is a good translation of a very concrete image.

Every place it appears

Strong's H751. It stands in 1 verse of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Exodus 34:6

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

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