מֶרְחָב
merchâb · mer-khawb'
enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7337 (רָחַב);
enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: breadth, large place (room).
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the head, the highest › to separate and protect › the house, what is within
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the head, the highest that works to separate and protect of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מֶרְחָב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- also into a large place2 · 33%
- in a large room1 · 17%
- me, and set me in a large place1 · 17%
- in a large place1 · 17%
- through the breadth1 · 17%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.