ארוךְ

אָרוּךְm. (ארך) 1) long, tall, lasting; v. infra. 2) (= עָרוּךְ; cmp. אֲרִיךְ) well-arranged, well-balanced, thinker, a title of prominent scholars; cmp. אַרְיֹוךְ a. אֲרִיכָא. (In legend intellectual eminence was identified with physical tallness. Nidd.24b א׳ בדורו arukh (the tallest) in his generation. Kidd.39b עולם שכולו א׳ the world in which all is well-balaneed (also called שכולו טוב) i. e. the hereafter.Pl. אֲרוּכִים. Yoma 71a חיים א׳ long life; a. fr.Fem. אֲרוּכָה. Ber.I, 4 אחת א׳ one lengthy (benediction); a. fr.Y.Hor.II, 46d בא׳ by the long road, slowly; Shebu. 18ab.Pl. אֲרוּכֹות. Y.Ber.II, 5c top, a. e. א׳ וקצרות long and short roads, i. e. in all directions. V. next art.