רָחָב
Transliteration
rāḥāḇ
Pronunciation
raw-khawb'
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From רָחַב (H7337)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2143c

Strong’s Definitions

רָחָב râchâb, raw-khawb'; from H7337; roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively:—broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7342 in the following manner: large (8x), broad (5x), proud (3x), wide (3x), broader (1x), liberty (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H7342 in the following manner: large (8x), broad (5x), proud (3x), wide (3x), broader (1x), liberty (1x).

  1. broad, wide

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָחָב râchâb, raw-khawb'; from H7337; roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively:—broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.
STRONGS H7342: Abbreviations
I. רָחָב 21 adjective wide, broad; — absolute ר׳ Job 30:14; construct רְחַב Proverbs 21:4 +; feminine singular רְחָבָה Exodus 3:8 +; construct רַחֲבַת Genesis 34:21 +; masculine plural construct רַחֲבֵי Isaiah 33:21; — wide, broad, spacious, of land Exodus 3:8 (J), Nehemiah 9:35, רַחֲבַת יָדַיִם, etc., Genesis 34:21 + 6 times, see יָד 3d; מִנִּייָֿם ר׳ Job 11:9 (of greatness of God, || אֲרֻכָּה מֵאֶרֶץ); בָּֽרְחָבָה as substantive Psalm 119:45 in a wide, roomy, space (figurative); ר׳ פֶּרֶץ Job 30:14 (simile); of cup Ezekiel 23:32 (in figurative; + הָעֲמֻקָּה); of wall (= thick) Jeremiah 51:58; specifically, in Jerusalem (as proper name) הַחוֺמָה הָֽר׳ Nehemiah 3:8; Nehemiah 12:38; figurative extensive, of work, undertaking, מְלָאכָה, Nehemiah 4:19 (+הַרְבֵּה); of י׳'s commandment Psalm 119:96 (i.e. unlimited, measureless); רְחַב לֵבָב Psalm 101:5 i.e. exultant, arrogant (|| גְּבַהּעֵֿינַיִם), so לֵב ר׳ Proverbs 21:4 (|| רוּםעֿ׳); רְחַב נֶפֶשׁ Proverbs 28:25 i.e. greedy (compare רחב אולת Ecclus 47:23c, in play on רְחַבְעָם).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

34:21; 34:21

Exodus

3:8; 3:8

Nehemiah

3:8; 4:19; 9:35; 12:38

Job

11:9; 30:14; 30:14

Psalms

101:5; 119:45; 119:96

Proverbs

21:4; 21:4; 28:25

Isaiah

33:21

Jeremiah

51:58

Ezekiel

23:32