Lexicon :: Strong's H7350 - rāḥôq

And when they saw him from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted to kill him.

Now all the people witnessed the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the smoking mountain; and as they looked, the people were afraid, and they trembled [and moved backward] and stood at a [safe] distance.

Then God said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu (Aaron’s older sons), and seventy of Israel’s elders, and you shall worship at a [safe] distance.

“The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle swoops down [to attack], a nation whose language you will not understand,

“Now the next generation, your children who come after you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land, when they see the plagues of this land and the diseases with which the LORD has afflicted it, will say,

“For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it [fn]out of reach.

Joshua called the [Hivite] men and said, “Why did you deceive us, saying, ‘We live very far away from you,’ when [in fact] you live among us?

Then the five men went on and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, [how they were] living securely in the style of the Sidonians, quiet and peaceful; and there was no oppressive magistrate in the land humiliating them in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

Then David crossed over to the other side and stood on the top of the mountain at a distance, with a large area between them.

“Moreover, concerning a [fn]foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, but comes from a far (distant) country for the sake of Your name [to plead with You]

“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the enemy’s land, [whether] far away or near;

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood opposite them [to watch] at a distance; and the two of them stood by the Jordan.

‘Have you not heard [asks the God of Israel]?

Long ago I did it;

From ancient times I planned it.

Now I have brought it to pass,

That you [king of Assyria] should [be My instrument to] turn fortified cities into ruinous heaps.

“Also in regard to the foreigner who is not from Your people Israel, but has come from a far country for the sake of Your great name and Your mighty power and Your outstretched arm—when they come and pray toward this house,

“When they sin against You (for there is no man who does not sin) and You are angry with them and hand them over to an enemy, so that they take them away captive to a land far away or near,

Now Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who lived in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,

“I will bring my knowledge from afar,

And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

“All men have seen God’s work;

Man looks at it from a distance.

“As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’

And he smells the battle from far away,

And senses the thunder of the captains and the war cry.

“From there he spies out the prey;

His eyes see it from far away.

Why do You stand far away, O LORD?

Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] Aijeleth Hashshahar (The Doe of the Dawn). A Psalm of David.

[fn]My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?

Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;

And my neighbors stand far away.

To the Chief Musician; set to [the tune of] “Silent Dove Among Those Far Away.” A Mikhtam of David. [A record of memorable thoughts] when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me;

All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.

By awesome and wondrous things You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,

You who are the trust and hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

Salvation is far from the wicked,

For they do not seek Your statutes.

You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];

You understand my thought from afar.

“For my husband is not at home.

He has gone on a long journey;

The LORD is far from the wicked [and distances Himself from them],

But He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous [that is, those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].

Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,

And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.

Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

[fn]An excellent woman [one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous], who is he who can find her?

Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.

I have tested all this with wisdom. I said, “I will be wise [independently of God],” but true wisdom was far from me.