7304. ravach

Lexicon

ravach: To be wide, spacious, to have relief, to be refreshed

Original Word: רָוַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ravach
Pronunciation: rah-vakh
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-vakh')
Definition: To be wide, spacious, to have relief, to be refreshed
Meaning: to breathe freely, revive, to have ample room

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be refreshed, large

A primitive root (identical with ruwach); properly, to breathe freely, i.e. Revive; by implication, to have ample room -- be refreshed, large.

see HEBREW ruwach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be wide or spacious
NASB Translation
get relief (1), refreshed (1), spacious (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רָרַח verb be wide, spacious (Late Hebrew id., extend (intransitive), רֶוַח wide space; Arabic be wide (between thighs), and derivatives; compare perhaps Ethiopic make open, open (derived species; Di²⁹³); Aramaic רְוַח be wide (usually figurative as Hebrew), , be wide, enlarged); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ר, followed by ל person 1 Samuel 16:23 figurative there was enlargement, relief, for Saul; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְוַח לִי Job 32:20 that there may be relief for me.

Pu`al Participle plural מְרֻוָּחִים Jeremiah 22:14 spacious (of rooms; "" בֵּות מִדּוֺת).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 373: ἀναψύχω (anapsucho) • to refresh, revive
• Strong's Greek Number 404: ἀναπαύω (anapauo) • to give rest, refresh

These Greek terms capture similar themes of relief and revival, emphasizing the continuity of this concept across both the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures.

Usage: The verb רָוַח (rawach) is used in the context of relief, revival, or the experience of having ample space or freedom. It conveys a sense of being refreshed or relieved from distress or constraint.

Context: The Hebrew verb רָוַח (rawach) appears in the Old Testament to describe moments when individuals or groups experience relief or a sense of freedom. This term is often associated with the alleviation of distress or the provision of space and opportunity for revival or renewal. The concept of רָוַח is closely tied to the idea of divine intervention, where God provides relief or deliverance from oppressive circumstances. In the narrative context, it can describe both physical and emotional states of being, where the subject moves from a place of constraint to one of liberation and ease.

For example, in the context of warfare or oppression, רָוַח might describe the relief experienced by a nation or individual when God intervenes to provide victory or peace. It can also be used metaphorically to describe spiritual or emotional revival, where one's spirit is refreshed and renewed by divine grace or intervention.

The term is not frequently used in the Hebrew Bible, but its occurrences are significant in illustrating the transformative power of God's deliverance and the resulting freedom and revival experienced by His people.

Forms and Transliterations

וְיִֽרְוַֽח־ וְרָוַ֤ח וירוח־ ורוח מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים מרוחים mə·ruw·wā·ḥîm meruvvaChim məruwwāḥîm veraVach veyirvach wə·rā·waḥ wə·yir·waḥ- wərāwaḥ wəyirwaḥ-

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 16:23
HEB: וְנִגֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ וְרָוַ֤ח לְשָׁאוּל֙ וְט֣וֹב
NAS: and Saul would be refreshed and be well,
KJV: so Saul was refreshed, and was well,
INT: and play his hand would be refreshed and Saul and be well

Job 32:20
HEB: אֲדַבְּרָ֥ה וְיִֽרְוַֽח־ לִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֖ח
NAS: Let me speak that I may get relief; Let me open
KJV: I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open
INT: speak may get open my lips

Jeremiah 22:14
HEB: מִדּ֔וֹת וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים וְקָ֤רַֽע לוֹ֙
NAS: house With spacious upper rooms,
KJV: house and large chambers,
INT: A roomy upper spacious and cut windows

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7304
3 Occurrences

mə·ruw·wā·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
wə·rā·waḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·yir·waḥ- — 1 Occ.