o.rekh denotes a linear dimension of objects and structures, and once the span of a person's days.

The term most often marks a measured linear dimension of furnishings, buildings, courts, gates, and other objects, commonly set beside width and height. It can also describe the extent of branches and, in Deuteronomy 30:20, the span of days.

1. Measured spatial extent · dominant

   The noun identifies one dimension in stated measurements: in Exodus 25:10 the APB renders the ark's dimensions as "Its length shall be two cubits and a half," followed by width and height. The same measurement relation appears for the court in Exodus 27:18 and for the gate in Ezekiel 40:11; Ezekiel 31:7 extends the spatial use to the tree's branches, rendered "in the length of its branches."

   Exodus 25:10Exodus 27:181 Kings 6:22 Chronicles 3:8Ezekiel 40:11Ezekiel 31:7
2. Span of days · rare

   In Deuteronomy 30:20, the construct-form noun occurs in the clause identifying the LORD as "your life and the length of your days," where it describes the extent of a person's days rather than a physical object.

   Deuteronomy 30:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the measurement texts, the APB commonly presents the term in clauses such as "its length" or "in length," alongside width and sometimes height. In Deuteronomy 30:20 it renders the broader expression "the length of your days"; these are verse-level renderings rather than word-by-word alignment.