רָחַבrâchab
be, or grow, wide, large
Pronunciation: raw-khab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7337
Meanings
Qal: be widened, enlarged (1 Samuel 2:1; Isaiah 60:5; Ezekiel 41:7)
Niph`al: broad, roomy (Isaiah 30:23)
Hiph`il
1. make large (Micah 1:16; Isaiah 30:33; Isaiah 57:8)
2. without, enlarge (Amos 1:13; Exodus 34:24; Deuteronomy 12:20)
Same root
- מֶרְחָבmerchâb · H4800enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
- רַחַבrachab · H7338a width
- רְחֹבrᵉchôb · H7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
- רֹחַבrôchab · H7341width (literally or figuratively)
- רָחָבrâchâb · H7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively
- רְחַבְיָהRᵉchabyâh · H7345Rechabjah, an Israelite
- רְחַבְעָםRᵉchabʻâm · H7346Rechabam, an Israelite king
Where it appears
Appears 25 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 26:22 Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means “open space”), for he said, “At last the Lord has created enough space for us to prosper in this land.”
- Exodus 34:24 I will drive out the other nations ahead of you and expand your territory, so no one will covet and conquer your land while you appear before the Lord your God three times each year.
- Deuteronomy 12:20 “When the Lord your God expands your territory as he has promised, and you have the urge to eat meat, you may freely eat meat whenever you want.
- Deuteronomy 19:8 “And if the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he swore to your ancestors, and gives you all the land he promised them,
- Deuteronomy 33:20 Moses said this about the tribe of Gad: “Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad’s territory! Gad is poised there like a lion to tear off an arm or a head.
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord! The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.
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).