רַחִיק
rachîyq · rakh-eek'
{remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7350 (רָחוֹק)
{remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)}
- {remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time
- specifically, precious
- often used adverbially (with preposition)}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: far.
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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the head, the highest › to separate and protect › the hand that works › what comes behind, the returning cycle
The head, the highest that works to separate and protect of the hand that works of what comes behind, the returning cycle.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of רַחִיק 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
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- far1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra1
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.