רְחֹבוֹתRᵉchôbôwth
Rechoboth, a place in Assyria and one in Palestine
Pronunciation: rekh-o-both' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7344
Meanings
1. near Nineveh (Genesis 10:11)
2. name of well (Genesis 26:22)
3. home of a king of Edom (Genesis 36:37; 1 Chronicles 1:48)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:11 From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
- 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.”
- Genesis 36:37 When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:48 When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place.
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).