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Lexicon :: Strong's H4801 - merḥāq

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מֶרְחָק
Transliteration
merḥāq
Pronunciation
mer-khawk'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2151c

Strong’s Definitions

מֶרְחָק merchâq, mer-khawk'; from H7368; remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar:—(a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). See also 1023.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H4801 in the following manner: far (12x), far off (4x), afar off (1x), far countries (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's H4801 in the following manner: far (12x), far off (4x), afar off (1x), far countries (1x).
  1. distant place, distance, far country

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶרְחָק merchâq, mer-khawk'; from H7368; remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar:—(a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). See also 1023.
STRONGS H4801: Abbreviations
מֶרְחָק noun masculine distant place, distance; — absolute מ׳ Isaiah 10:3 +, מֶרְחַק Psalm 138:6; plural מֶרְחַקִּים Zechariah 10:9, מַר׳ Isaiah 33:17; Jeremiah 8:19, construct מֶרְחַקֵּיֿ Isaiah 8:9; — distant place, far country Isaiah 8:9; Zechariah 10:9; often with אֶרֶץ: (ה) מֶרְחָק א׳ land of distance, distant land Isaiah 13:5; Isaiah 46:11; Jeremiah 4:16; Jeremiah 6:20; Proverbs 25:25, so with plural מרחקים א׳ Jeremiah 8:19, land of distances, i.e. of wide extent, Isaiah 33:17; מִמּ׳ from far Isaiah 10:3; Isaiah 30:27; Jeremiah 5:15; Ezekiel 23:40; Proverbs 31:14; figurative Psalm 138:6; מִמּ׳ at a distance Jeremiah 31:10, to a distance Isaiah 17:13. — בֵּית הַמּ׳.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

138:6; 138:6

Proverbs

25:25; 31:14

Isaiah

8:9; 8:9; 10:3; 10:3; 13:5; 17:13; 30:27; 33:17; 33:17; 46:11

Jeremiah

4:16; 5:15; 6:20; 8:19; 8:19; 31:10

Ezekiel

23:40

Zechariah

10:9; 10:9

H4801

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4801 matches the Hebrew מֶרְחָק (merḥāq),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 -

For Yahweh is high,

Yet He sees the lowly,

But the one who exalts himself He knows from afar H4801.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 -

Like cold water to a weary soul,

So is a good report from a distant H4801 land.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 -

He

She is like merchant ships;

She brings her food from afar H4801.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 -

“Be broken, O peoples, and be [fn]shattered;

And give ear, all remote H4801 places H4801 of the earth.

Gird yourselves, yet be [fn]shattered;

Gird yourselves, yet be [fn]shattered.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:3 -

Now what will you do in the day of visitation,

And in the devastation which will come from afar H4801?

To whom will you flee for help?

And where will you leave your [fn]glory?

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:5 -

They are coming from a far H4801 country,

From the end of the sky,

Yahweh and His instruments of indignation,

To wreak destruction on the whole land.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 -

The nations rumble on like the rumbling of many waters,

But He will rebuke them, and they will flee far H4801 away H4801,

And be pursued like chaff in the mountains before the wind,

Or like whirling dust before a whirlwind.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27 -

Behold, the name of Yahweh comes from afar H4801;

Burning is His anger and heavy is His [fn]smoke;

His lips are filled with indignation

And His tongue is like a consuming fire;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:17 -

Your eyes will behold the King in His beauty;

They will see a far-distant H4801 land.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:11 -

Calling a bird of prey from the east,

The man of [fn]My counsel from a far H4801 country.

Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.

I have formed it, surely I will do it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:16 -

“Make mention of it to the nations, saying, ‘Behold!’

Make it heard over Jerusalem,

‘Besiegers come from a far H4801 country,

And give forth their voices against the cities of Judah.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:15 -

“Behold, I am bringing a nation against you from afar H4801, O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh.

“It is an enduring nation;

It is an ancient nation,

A nation whose tongue you do not know,

Nor can you [fn]understand what they say.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:20 -

“For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba

And the [fn]sweet cane from a distant H4801 land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable,

And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:19 -

Behold, the sound! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant H4801 land:

“Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her King not within her?”

“Why have they provoked Me to anger with their graven images, with foreign [fn]idols?”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 -

Hear the word of Yahweh, O nations,

And declare in the coastlands far H4801 away H4801,

And say, “He who dispersed Israel will gather him

And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:40 -

“Furthermore, [fn]they have even sent for men who come from afar H4801, to whom a messenger was sent; and behold, they came—for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and decorated yourselves with ornaments;

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:9 -

“And I will sow them among the peoples,

And they will remember Me in far H4801 countries H4801,

And they with their children will live and turn back.

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