רָוַח
râvach · raw-vakh'
properly, to breathe freely, i.e. revive; by implication, to have ample room
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (identical with H7306 (רוּחַ));
properly, to breathe freely, i.e. revive; by implication, to have ample room
- properly, to breathe freely, i.e. revive
- by implication, to have ample room
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be refreshed, large.
Letters
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect
The head, the highest that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רָוַח 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- was refreshed1 · 33%
- that i may be refreshed1 · 33%
- and large1 · 33%
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.