רְחֹב
Rᵉchôb · rekh-obe'
Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: or רְחוֹב; the same as H7339 (רְחֹב);
Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Rehob.
Letters
- 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)
the head, the highest › to separate and protect › the house, what is within
The head, the highest that works to separate and protect of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רְחֹב 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
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and rehob4 · 40%
- of rehob2 · 20%
- unto rehob1 · 10%
- nor of rehob1 · 10%
- and of rehob1 · 10%
- rehob1 · 10%
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.