רָחָב
râchâb · raw-khawb'
roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7337 (רָחַב);
roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.
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 רָחָב 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
21 occurrences · 21 OT · 0 NT · 19 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and large2 · 10%
- and a proud2 · 10%
- behold, it is large1 · 5%
- and a large1 · 5%
- and to a large1 · 5%
- was wide1 · 5%
- unto the broad1 · 5%
- was large1 · 5%
- them, and in the large1 · 5%
- even unto the broad1 · 5%
- and broader1 · 5%
- upon me as a wide1 · 5%
- and wide1 · 5%
- at liberty1 · 5%
- broad1 · 5%
- he that is of a proud1 · 5%
- into a large1 · 5%
- of broad1 · 5%
- the broad1 · 5%
Where it is used, by book.
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.