Strong's Lexicon

H7342

H7342 — רָחָב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewrachabadjectiveOccurrences: 21TWOT: 2143c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7342
Word:רָחָב
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H7337
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:21
Transliteration:rachab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:raw-khawb'
Meaning:1. roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively
KJV Renderings:broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7847

I. רָחָב21 adjective wide, broad; — absolute ׳ ר Job 30:14 construct רְחַב Prov 21:4 +; feminine singular רְחָבָה Exod 3:8 +; construct רַחֲבַת Gen 34:21 +; masculine plural construct רַחֲבֵי Isa 33:21 — wide, broad, spacious, of land Exod 3:8 ( J ), Neh 9:35 , רַחֲבַת יָדַיִם, etc., Gen 34:21 + 6 t., see יָד 3.d.; מִנִּייָֿם ׳ ר Job 11:9 (of greatness of God, || אֲרֻכָּה מֵאֶרֶץ); בָּֽרְחָבָה as substantive Ps 119:45 in a wide, roomy, space (figurative); ׳ פֶּרֶץ ר Job 30:14 (simile); of cup Ezek 23:32 (in figurative; + הָעֲמֻקָּה); of wall (= thick) Jer 51:58 specifically, in Jerusalem (as proper name) ׳ הַחוֺמָה הָֽר Neh 3:8; Neh 12:38 figurative extensive, of work, undertaking, מְלָאכָה, Neh 4:19 (+ הַרְבֵּה); of ׳ י's commandment Ps 119:96 (i.e. unlimited, measureless); רְחַב לֵבָב Ps 101:5 i.e. exultant, arrogant (|| גְּבַהּעֵֿינַיִם), so לֵב ׳ ר Prov 21:4 (|| ׳ רוּםעֿ); רְחַב נֶפֶשׁ Prov 28:25 i.e. greedy (compare רחב אולת Eccl 47:23 c, in play on רְחַבְעָם).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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