הֶאֱרִיךְ בַּדָּבָר

ביטוי (אנגלית)

To make lengthy / lengthen

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Made the matter with excessive length. Drew out the issue too much.

("I have seen everything in the days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his evil." - Ecclesiastes 7:15, and likewise: "He did not lengthen his words with them, but was turning... and inquiring about Rabbi David" - Y. Burla / Kisufim, 23)