רְחֹבRᵉchôb
1.
Pronunciation: rekh-obe' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7340
Meanings
a. towards Hamath (2 Samuel 10:8; Numbers 13:21; 1 Samuel 14:47)
b. in Asher (Joshua 19:28; Joshua 19:30; Judges 1:31)
2.
a. Aramaic name (2 Samuel 8:3; 2 Samuel 8:12)
b. post-exilic Levite (Nehemiah 10:12)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 13:21 So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.
- Joshua 19:28 Abdon, Rehob, Hammon, Kanah, and as far as Greater Sidon.
- Joshua 19:30 Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages.
- Joshua 21:31 Helkath, and Rehob—four towns.
- Judges 1:31 The tribe of Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
- 2 Samuel 8:3 David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.
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).