Lexicon :: Strong's H7337 - rāḥaḇ

“When the LORD your God extends your territory, as He promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you want to eat meat, then you may eat meat, whatever [fn]you wish.

“If the LORD your God enlarges your border, as He has sworn to your fathers to do, and gives you all the land which He promised to give to your fathers—

Of Gad he said,

“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;

He lurks like a lioness,

And tears the arm and the crown of the head.

Hannah prayed and said,

“My heart rejoices and triumphs in the LORD;

My horn (strength) is lifted up in the LORD,

My mouth has opened wide [to speak boldly] against my enemies,

Because I rejoice in Your salvation.

“You enlarge my steps under me,

And my feet have not slipped.

To the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress;

Be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.

You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure,

So that my feet will not slip.

The troubles of my heart are multiplied;

Bring me out of my distresses.

They open their mouths wide against me;

They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

“I am the LORD your God,

Who brought you up from the land of Egypt.

Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

I will run the way of Your commandments [with purpose],

For You will give me a heart that is willing.

A man’s gift [given in love or courtesy] makes room for him

And brings him before great men.

Therefore Sheol (the realm of the dead) has increased its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure;

And [fn]Jerusalem’s splendor, her multitude, her [boisterous] uproar and her [drunken] revelers descend into it.

Then He will give you rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and bread [grain] from the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful. In that day your livestock will graze in large and roomy pastures.

For [fn]Topheth [in Hinnom] has long been ready;

Indeed, it has been prepared for the [Assyrian] king.

He has made it deep and wide,

A pit of fire with plenty of wood;

The breath of the LORD, like a river of brimstone (blazing sulfur), kindles and fans it.

“Enlarge the site of your tent [to make room for more children];

Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them;

Lengthen your tent ropes

And make your pegs (stakes) firm [in the ground].

“Of whom do you make fun?

Against whom do you open wide your mouth

And stick out your tongue?

Are you not children of rebellion (sin),

Offspring of deceit,

“Behind the door and the doorpost

You have set up your [pagan] symbol;

Indeed, far removed from Me, you have uncovered yourself,

And have gone up and made your bed wide.

And you have made a [new] agreement for yourself with the adulterers,

You have loved their bed,

You have looked [with passion] on their [fn]manhood.

“Then you will see and be radiant,

And your heart will tremble [with joy] and rejoice

Because the abundant wealth of the seas will [fn]be brought to you,

The wealth of the nations will come to you.

Thus says the LORD,

“For three transgressions of the children of [fn]Ammon and for four (multiplied delinquencies)

I will not reverse its punishment or revoke My word concerning it,

Because the Ammonites have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,

That they might enlarge their border.

Make yourself bald [in mourning]—shave off your hair

For the children of your delight;

Remain as bald as the eagle,

For your children will be taken from you into exile.

“Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man,

So that he does not stay at home.

His appetite is large like Sheol,

And he is like death, never satisfied.

He gathers to himself all nations

And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].