מֶרְחָקmerchâq

distant place, distance, distant place, far country (Isaiah 10:3; Psalms 138:6; Zechariah 10:9; Isaiah 33:17; Jeremiah 8:19)

Pronunciation: mer-khawk' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4801

Same root

רָחַקrâchaq · H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָקBêyth ham-Merchâq · H1023Beth-ham-Merchak, a place in Palestine

Where it appears

Appears 18 times in the Bible.

2 Samuel 15:17 The king and all his people set out on foot, pausing at the last house
Psalms 138:6 Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.
Proverbs 25:25 Good news from far away is like cold water to the thirsty.
Proverbs 31:14 She is like a merchant’s ship, bringing her food from afar.
Isaiah 8:9 “Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
Isaiah 10:3 What will you do when I punish you, when I send disaster upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?

See every passage

2 Samuel 15:17
Psalms 138:6
Proverbs 25:25, 31:14
Isaiah 8:9, 10:3, 13:5, 17:13, 30:27, 33:17, 46:11
Jeremiah 4:16, 5:15, 6:20, 8:19, 31:10
Ezekiel 23:40
Zechariah 10:9

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).