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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 - For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:25 - As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:14 - She hath been as ships of the merchant, From afar she bringeth in her bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:9 - Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:3 - And what do ye at a day of inspection? And at desolation? -- from afar it cometh. Near whom do ye flee for help? And where do ye leave your honour?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:5 - They are coming in from a land afar off, From the end of the heavens, Jehovah and the instruments of His indignation, To destroy all the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:13 - Nations as the wasting of many waters are wasted, And He hath pushed against it, And it hath fled afar off, And been pursued as chaff of hills before wind, And as a rolling thing before a hurricane.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27 - Lo, the name of Jehovah is coming from far, Burning is His anger, and great the flame, His lips have been full of indignation, And His tongue is as a devouring fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:17 - A king in his beauty, see do thine eyes, They see a land afar off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:11 - Calling from the east a ravenous bird, From a far land the man of My counsel, Yea, I have spoken, yea, I bring it in, I have formed it, yea, I do it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:16 - Make ye mention to the nations, Lo, sound ye to Jerusalem: 'Besiegers are coming from the land afar off, And they give forth against cities of Judah their voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:15 - Lo, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah, A nation -- strong it is, a nation -- from of old it is, A nation -- thou knowest not its tongue, Nor understandest what it speaketh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:20 - Why is this to Me? frankincense from Sheba cometh, And the sweet cane from a land afar off, Your burnt-offerings are not for acceptance, And your sacrifices have not been sweet to Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:19 - Lo, the voice of a cry of the daughter of my people from a land afar off, Is Jehovah not in Zion? is her king not in her? Wherefore have they provoked Me with their graven images, With the vanities of a foreigner?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - Hear a word of Jehovah, O nations, And declare ye among isles afar off, and say: He who is scattering Israel doth gather him, And hath kept him as a shepherd doth his flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:40

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:40 - And also that they send to men coming from afar, Unto whom a messenger is sent, And lo, they have come in for whom thou hast washed, Painted thine eyes, and put on adornment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:9 - And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.
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