Strong H751אֶ֫רֶךְ

Erech

Transliteration
'erek
Pronunciation
eh'-rek
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

From H748; length;
{Erek} a place in Babylon: - Erech.

Meaning of the name

Erech = "long"

Detailed definition

Erech, an ancient Mesopotamian city that was part of Nimrod's kingdom and later inhabited by people who opposed the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple.

In the biblical story

Erech

Ancient Mesopotamian city; part of Nimrod's kingdom

Erech, an ancient Mesopotamian city that was part of Nimrod's kingdom and later inhabited by people who opposed the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple.

In the Bible

Strong H751 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • erech1

First verses

  1. Genesis 10:10
    And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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