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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 138:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 138:6 - [Vulgate 137:6] quoniam excelsus Dominus et humilem respicit et excelsa de longe cognoscit

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 - aqua frigida animae sitienti et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 - he facta est quasi navis institoris de longe portat panem suum

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - congregamini populi et vincimini et audite universae procul terrae confortamini et vincimini accingite vos et vincimini

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:3 - quid facietis in die visitationis et calamitatis de longe venientis ad cuius fugietis auxilium et ubi derelinquetis gloriam vestram

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:5 - venientibus de terra procul a summitate caeli Dominus et vasa furoris eius ut disperdat omnem terram

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - sonabunt populi sicut sonitus aquarum inundantium et increpabit eum et fugiet procul et rapietur sicut pulvis montium a facie venti et sicut turbo coram tempestate

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27 - ecce nomen Domini venit de longinquo ardens furor eius et gravis ad portandum labia eius repleta sunt indignatione et lingua eius quasi ignis devorans

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:17 - regem in decore suo videbunt oculi eius cernent terram de longe

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:11 - vocans ab oriente avem et de terra longinqua virum voluntatis meae et locutus sum et adducam illud creavi et faciam illud

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:16 - concitate gentes ecce auditum est in Hierusalem custodes venire de terra longinqua et dare super civitates Iuda vocem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:15 - ecce ego adducam super vos gentem de longinquo domus Israhel ait Dominus gentem robustam gentem antiquam gentem cuius ignorabis linguam nec intelleges quid loquatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:20 - ut quid mihi tus de Saba adfertis et calamum suave olentem de terra longinqua holocaustomata vestra non sunt accepta et victimae vestrae non placuerunt mihi

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:19 - ecce vox clamoris filiae populi mei de terra longinqua numquid Dominus non est in Sion aut rex eius non est in ea quare ergo me ad iracundiam concitaverunt in sculptilibus suis et in vanitatibus alienis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - audite verbum Domini gentes et adnuntiate insulis quae procul sunt et dicite qui dispersit Israhel congregabit eum et custodiet eum sicut pastor gregem suum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:40 - miserunt ad viros venientes de longe ad quos nuntium miserant itaque ecce venerunt quibus te lavisti et circumlevisti stibio oculos tuos et ornata es mundo muliebri

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:9 - et seminabo eos in populis et de longe recordabuntur mei et vivent cum filiis suis et revertentur
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