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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 - Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble,
but he keeps his distance from the proud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 - Good news from far away
is like cold water to the thirsty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 - She is like a merchant’s ship,
bringing her food from afar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - “Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified.
Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:3 - What will you do when I punish you,
when I send disaster upon you from a distant land?
To whom will you turn for help?
Where will your treasures be safe?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:5 - They come from distant countries,
from beyond the farthest horizons.
They are the LORD’s weapons to carry out his anger.
With them he will destroy the whole land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - But though they thunder like breakers on a beach,
God will silence them, and they will run away.
They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind,
like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27 - Look! The LORD is coming from far away,
burning with anger,
surrounded by thick, rising smoke.
His lips are filled with fury;
his words consume like fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:17 - Your eyes will see the king in all his splendor,
and you will see a land that stretches into the distance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:11 - I will call a swift bird of prey from the east—
a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding.
I have said what I would do,
and I will do it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:16 - “Warn the surrounding nations
and announce this to Jerusalem:
The enemy is coming from a distant land,
raising a battle cry against the towns of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:15 - O Israel, I will bring a distant nation against you,”
says the LORD.
“It is a mighty nation,
an ancient nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you cannot understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:20 - There’s no use offering me sweet frankincense from Sheba.
Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands!
I will not accept your burnt offerings.
Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:19 - Listen to the weeping of my people;
it can be heard all across the land.
“Has the LORD abandoned Jerusalem?[fn]” the people ask.
“Is her King no longer there?”
“Oh, why have they provoked my anger with their carved idols
and their worthless foreign gods?” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - “Listen to this message from the LORD,
you nations of the world;
proclaim it in distant coastlands:
The LORD, who scattered his people,
will gather them and watch over them
as a shepherd does his flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:40 - “You sisters sent messengers to distant lands to get men. Then when they arrived, you bathed yourselves, painted your eyelids, and put on your finest jewels for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:9 - Though I have scattered them like seeds among the nations,
they will still remember me in distant lands.
They and their children will survive
and return again to Israel.
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