7342. rachab

Lexicon

rachab: Wide, broad, spacious

Original Word: רָחָב
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: rachab
Pronunciation: rah-KHAHV
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-khawb')
Definition: Wide, broad, spacious
Meaning: roomy

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide

From rachab; roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively -- broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.

see HEBREW rachab

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from rachab
Definition
wide, broad
NASB Translation
arrogant (2), broad (7), broader (1), extensive (1), large* (2), liberty (1), proud (1), spacious (1), spacious* (1), vast (1), wide (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. רָחָב₂₁ 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 6t., 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); ׳מֶּרֶץ ר 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 ׳יs 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).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root רָחַב (rachab), which means "to be or grow wide, large, or spacious."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4116: πλατύς (platus) • This Greek term means "broad" or "wide" and is used in the New Testament to describe wide paths or roads, as seen in Matthew 7:13, "For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction."
• G4460: ῥύμη (rhumē) • This Greek word refers to a street or lane, often implying a broad or spacious thoroughfare, as used in Acts 9:11, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying."

These entries highlight the thematic continuity between the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures in using spatial metaphors to convey theological truths about God's provision, freedom, and the paths of life.

Usage: This term is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical spaces that are broad or expansive. It can refer to land, streets, or any area that is characterized by its width or spaciousness.

Context: • רָחָב (rachab) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often to convey the idea of physical spaciousness or breadth. It is used to describe the Promised Land as a place of abundance and ample space, reflecting God's provision and blessing. For example, in Exodus 3:8, the land promised to the Israelites is described as "a good and spacious land."
• The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a state of freedom or liberation, as a broad place is often associated with safety and security, contrasting with the confinement of narrow spaces.
• In poetic and prophetic literature, רָחָב (rachab) may be employed to evoke imagery of God's expansive grace or the vastness of His creation.
• Notable occurrences include its use in describing the broad streets of cities, as seen in the description of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 7:4, "Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and no houses had been built yet."

Forms and Transliterations

בָרְחָבָ֑ה ברחבה הָֽרְחָבָה֙ הָרְחָבָ֧ה הָרְחָבָֽה׃ הרחבה הרחבה׃ וְהָרְחָבָ֑ה וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה וּרְחַ֣ב וּרְחַ֪ב וּרְחַב־ וּרְחָבָ֑ה וּרְחָבָ֔ה והרחבה ורחב ורחב־ ורחבה רְחַב־ רְחָבָ֖ה רַֽחֲבַת־ רַחֲבֵ֣י רַחֲבַ֣ת רַחֲבַ֤ת רָחָ֣ב רחב רחב־ רחבה רחבי רחבת רחבת־ ḇā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh ḇārəḥāḇāh hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh harechaVah hārəḥāḇāh ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ- ra·ḥă·ḇê rā·ḥāḇ raChav rachavat rachaVei rāḥāḇ raḥăḇaṯ raḥăḇaṯ- raḥăḇê rə·ḥā·ḇāh rə·ḥaḇ- rechav rechaVah rəḥaḇ- rəḥāḇāh ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh ū·rə·ḥaḇ ū·rə·ḥaḇ- ureChav urechaVah ūrəḥaḇ ūrəḥaḇ- ūrəḥāḇāh varechaVah veharechaVah wə·hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh wəhārəḥāḇāh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 34:21
HEB: וְהָאָ֛רֶץ הִנֵּ֥ה רַֽחֲבַת־ יָדַ֖יִם לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם
NAS: the land is large enough
KJV: therein; for the land, behold, [it is] large enough
INT: the land behold large enough them

Exodus 3:8
HEB: אֶ֤רֶץ טוֹבָה֙ וּרְחָבָ֔ה אֶל־ אֶ֛רֶץ
NAS: to a good and spacious land,
KJV: land and a large, unto a land
INT: land to a good and spacious to A land

Judges 18:10
HEB: בֹּטֵ֗חַ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִם כִּֽי־
NAS: people with a spacious land;
KJV: secure, and to a large land:
INT: to a secure land A large your hand for

1 Chronicles 4:40
HEB: וָט֔וֹב וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִם וְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת
NAS: and the land was broad and quiet
INT: and good and the land was broad able and quiet

Nehemiah 3:8
HEB: עַ֖ד הַחוֹמָ֥ה הָרְחָבָֽה׃ ס
NAS: Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
KJV: Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
INT: far Wall as the Broad

Nehemiah 4:19
HEB: הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה וּרְחָבָ֑ה וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ נִפְרָדִים֙
NAS: is great and extensive, and we are separated
KJV: [is] great and large, and we are separated
INT: the work is great and extensive we are separated

Nehemiah 7:4
HEB: וְהָעִ֞יר רַחֲבַ֤ת יָדַ֙יִם֙ וּגְדוֹלָ֔ה
NAS: Now the city was large and spacious,
INT: now the city broad able and spacious

Nehemiah 9:35
HEB: לָהֶ֗ם וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ הָרְחָבָ֧ה וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: You gave them, With the broad and rich
KJV: that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat
INT: gave land the broad and rich which

Nehemiah 12:38
HEB: וְעַ֖ד הַחוֹמָ֥ה הָרְחָבָֽה׃
NAS: of Furnaces, to the Broad Wall,
KJV: of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
INT: against Wall to the Broad

Job 11:9
HEB: מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִדָּ֑הּ וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה מִנִּי־ יָֽם׃
NAS: the earth And broader than
KJV: than the earth, and broader than the sea.
INT: the earth measure and broader than the sea

Job 30:14
HEB: כְּפֶ֣רֶץ רָחָ֣ב יֶאֱתָ֑יוּ תַּ֥חַת
NAS: As [through] a wide breach they come,
KJV: They came [upon me] as a wide breaking
INT: breach As a wide come Amid

Psalm 101:5
HEB: גְּֽבַהּ־ עֵ֭ינַיִם וּרְחַ֣ב לֵבָ֑ב אֹ֝ת֗וֹ
NAS: look and an arrogant heart
KJV: look and a proud heart
INT: an high look and an arrogant heart No

Psalm 104:25
HEB: הַיָּ֥ם גָּדוֹל֮ וּרְחַ֪ב יָ֫דָ֥יִם שָֽׁם־
NAS: great and broad, In which
INT: is the sea great and broad In which

Psalm 119:45
HEB: וְאֶתְהַלְּכָ֥ה בָרְחָבָ֑ה כִּ֖י פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ
NAS: And I will walk at liberty, For I seek
KJV: And I will walk at liberty: for I seek
INT: will walk liberty for your precepts

Psalm 119:96
HEB: רָאִ֣יתִי קֵ֑ץ רְחָבָ֖ה מִצְוָתְךָ֣ מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: is exceedingly broad. Mem.
KJV: [is] exceeding broad.
INT: have seen A limit broad your commandment is exceedingly

Proverbs 21:4
HEB: רוּם־ עֵ֭ינַיִם וּרְחַב־ לֵ֑ב נִ֖ר
NAS: eyes and a proud heart,
KJV: look, and a proud heart,
INT: bring up eyes proud heart the lamp

Proverbs 28:25
HEB: רְחַב־ נֶ֭פֶשׁ יְגָרֶ֣ה
NAS: An arrogant man stirs up strife,
KJV: He that is of a proud heart
INT: an arrogant heart stirs

Isaiah 22:18
HEB: אֶל־ אֶ֖רֶץ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדָ֑יִם שָׁ֣מָּה
NAS: like a ball, [To be] [cast] into a vast country;
INT: about country A vast able There

Isaiah 33:21
HEB: נְהָרִ֥ים יְאֹרִ֖ים רַחֲבֵ֣י יָדָ֑יִם בַּל־
NAS: of rivers [and] wide canals
INT: of rivers canals wide which no

Jeremiah 51:58
HEB: חֹ֠מוֹת בָּבֶ֤ל הָֽרְחָבָה֙ עַרְעֵ֣ר תִּתְעַרְעָ֔ר
NAS: of hosts, The broad wall
KJV: of hosts; The broad walls
INT: wall of Babylon the broad will be completely razed

Ezekiel 23:32
HEB: תִּשְׁתִּ֔י הָעֲמֻקָּ֖ה וְהָרְחָבָ֑ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לִצְחֹ֛ק
NAS: Which is deep and wide. You will be laughed
KJV: deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn
INT: will drink is deep and wide become will be laughed

21 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7342
21 Occurrences

hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh — 4 Occ.
rā·ḥāḇ — 1 Occ.
ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ- — 5 Occ.
ra·ḥă·ḇê — 1 Occ.
rə·ḥaḇ- — 1 Occ.
rə·ḥā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
ū·rə·ḥaḇ — 3 Occ.
ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh — 3 Occ.
ḇā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·rə·ḥā·ḇāh — 1 Occ.