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Lexicon :: Strong's H7368 - rāḥaq

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רָחַק
Transliteration
rāḥaq
Pronunciation
raw-khak'
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Part of Speech
verb, infinitive verb (as an adverb)
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2151

Strong’s Definitions

רָחַק râchaq, raw-khak'; a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation):—(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, × refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x

The KJV translates Strong's H7368 in the following manner: ...far (36x), ...off (9x), ...away (7x), remove (5x), good way (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 58x
The KJV translates Strong's H7368 in the following manner: ...far (36x), ...off (9x), ...away (7x), remove (5x), good way (1x).
verb

  1. to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away

    1. (Qal) to be far, be distant

    2. (Piel) to send far away, extend

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to make or exhibit distance, be gone far

      2. to remove, put far away

  2. (Niphal) loose

    infinitive verb (as an adverb)

  3. at a distance

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָחַק râchaq, raw-khak'; a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation):—(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, × refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).
STRONGS H7368: Abbreviations
† רָחַק verb be, or become, far, distant (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian especially adjective rûḳu, far; compare Arabic bdb093409 choice wine (i.e. from a distance) Frä158; Ethiopic bdb093410 be far, Sabean רחק CISiv, nos. 95, 98; Aramaic רְחֵיק, רְחַק, and (often in derived species and derivatives) bdb093411); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ר׳ Isaiah 59:9; Lamentations 1:16, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִרְחַק Deuteronomy 12:21 +, etc.; Imperative feminine singular רַחֲקִי Isaiah 54:14, masculine plural רַחֲקוּ Ezekiel 11:15 < Perfect רָֽחֲקוּ Ra Hi Sm Co Toy Krae; Infinitive construct רְחֹק Psalm 103:12; Ecclesiastes 3:5, לְרָֽחֳקָה Ezekiel 8:6; — be far, distant: with מִן person, of place Deuteronomy 12:21; Deuteronomy 14:24, of person, = neglect, abandon, Proverbs 19:7, especially in Psalms, of י׳, Psalm 22:12; Psalm 22:20 (מִן person omitted), Psalm 35:22; Psalm 38:22; Psalm 71:12; of utter absence, or non-existence Lamentations 1:16, compare Isaiah 49:19 (absolute), subject justice Isaiah 59:9 (opposed to הִשִּׂיג), compare Isaiah 59:11 (|| אַיִן), subject blessing Psalm 109:17; subject עֲצַת רְשָׁעִים Job 21:16, 18; with מֵעַל person (י׳), of Israel (figurative) Jeremiah 2:5, compare Ezekiel 44:10; = far from (land of) י׳ Ezekiel 11:15 (see above; Krae insert אֶרֶץ); with מֵעַל location Ezekiel 8:6 (of י׳), מִן local (east from west) Psalm 103:12; with מִן of thing (figurative): תּוֺרָֽתְךָ Psalm 119:150 (opposed to קרב); מִיֶּשַׁע Job 5:14, מֵעשֶׁק Isaiah 54:14, compare Proverbs 22:5; = wholly abstain from Exodus 23:7 (E), so (מִן infinitive) Ecclesiastes 3:5; absolute of י׳'s righteousness, with reference to time Isaiah 46:13 (|| אחר; opposed to קרב). — יִרְחַקחֹֿק Micah 7:11 boundary shall become distant, i.e. territory be enlarged (? corrupt, compare We Now); ירחק חֶבֶל הַכֶּסֶף Kt Ecclesiastes 12:6 be removed ? Qr יֵרָתֵק be joined ? Greek Version of the LXX ἀνατραπῇ, Vulgate rumpatur, compare Syriac Version, read probably יִנָּתֵק Pfannk Thes Ew De Siegf BuhlLex.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular רִחַק Isaiah 6:12, of י׳, send far away, accusative of person; of people, לִבּוֺ ר׳ Isaiah 29:13, with מִן of י׳; 2nd person masculine singular רִחַקְתָּ Isaiah 26:15 thou hast far extended (with accusative) all the ends (boundaries) of the land; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְרַחֲקוּ אֶתוְֿנוּתָם Ezekiel 43:9.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִרְחִיק Job 19:13; Psalm 103:12, 1st person singular suffix הִרְחַקְתִּים Ezekiel 11:16, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַרְחִיקֶנָּה Proverbs 22:15, 2nd person masculine singular תַּרְחִיק Job 22:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְחֵק Proverbs 4:24 + 2 times, הַרְחַ֑ק Job 13:21, suffix הַרְחִיקֵהוּ Job 11:14; Infinitive absolute הַרְחֵק Genesis 21:16 +, construct הַרְחִיק Jeremiah 27:10, suffix הַרְחִיקָם Joel 4:6; —
1. direct causation make, or exhibit, distance, be gone far, subject person: Genesis 44:4 (J), with מִן local Joshua 8:4 (JE), Judges 18:22; followed by infinitive construct לָלֶכֶת הַרְחֵק לֹא תַר׳ Exodus 8:24 (J), compare Psalm 55:8, Infinitive absolute as adverb = at a distance Genesis 21:16 (E), with מִן local Exodus 33:7 (E), Joshua 3:16 (J E; הַר׳ מְאֹד מִן, Qr; > Kt ב for מן).
2. indirect causation remove, put far away, with accusative of person + מֵעַל of land Jeremiah 27:10, compare Joel 4:6, + מֵעַל person Job 19:13 and (accusative הַצְּפוֺנִי) Joel 2:20, + מִן person Psalm 88:9; Psalm 88:19; + בַּגּוֺיִם Ezekiel 11:16; with accusative כַּף + מֵעַל person Job 13:21, with accusative דֶּרֶךְ + id. Proverbs 5:8; with accusative of sin + מִן person Proverbs 4:24; Job 11:14 (מִן person omitted); Proverbs 22:15; Proverbs 30:8; Psalm 103:12; + מִן local Job 22:23.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

21:16; 21:16; 44:4

Exodus

8:24; 23:7; 33:7

Deuteronomy

12:21; 12:21; 14:24

Joshua

3:16; 8:4

Judges

18:22

Job

5:14; 11:14; 11:14; 13:21; 13:21; 19:13; 19:13; 21:16; 21:18; 22:23; 22:23

Psalms

22:12; 22:20; 35:22; 38:22; 55:8; 71:12; 88:9; 103:12; 103:12; 103:12; 103:12; 109:17; 119:150

Proverbs

4:24; 4:24; 5:8; 19:7; 22:5; 22:15; 22:15; 30:8

Ecclesiastes

3:5; 3:5; 12:6

Isaiah

6:12; 26:15; 29:13; 46:13; 49:19; 54:14; 54:14; 59:9; 59:9; 59:11

Jeremiah

2:5; 27:10; 27:10

Lamentations

1:16; 1:16

Ezekiel

8:6; 8:6; 11:15; 11:15; 11:16; 11:16; 43:9; 44:10

Joel

2:20

Micah

7:11

H7368

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Strong's Number H7368 matches the Hebrew רָחַק (rāḥaq),
which occurs 57 times in 55 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 21:16–Eze 11:16)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:16 - And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I cannot see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:4 - And when they had gone out of the city, and were not far off, then Joseph said to his steward, Arise, and pursue after the men; and thou shalt overtake them, and say to them, Why have ye returned evil for good?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:28 - (LXX 8:24) And Pharao said, I will let you go, and do ye sacrifice to your God in the wilderness, but do not go very far away: pray then for me to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:7 - Thou shalt abstain from every unjust thing: thou shalt not slay the innocent and just, and thou shalt not justify the wicked for gifts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:7 - And Moses took his tabernacle and pitched it without the camp, at a distance from the camp; and it was called the Tabernacle of Testimony: and it came to pass that every one that sought the Lord went forth to the tabernacle which was without the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21 - And if the place be far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose for himself, that his name be called upon it, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock which God shall have given thee, even as I commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy cities according to the desire of thy soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:24 - And if the journey be too far for thee, and thou art not able to bring them, because the place is far from thee which the Lord thy God shall choose to have his name called there, because the Lord thy God will bless thee;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:16 - then the waters that came down from above stopped; there stood one solid heap very far off, as far as [fn]the region of Kariathiarim, and [fn]the lower part came down to the sea of Araba, the salt sea, till it completely failed; and the people stood opposite Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:4 - And he charged them, saying, Do ye lie in ambush behind the city: do not go far from the city, and ye shall all be ready.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:22 - They went some distance from the house of Michaias, and, behold, Michaias and the men in the houses near Michaias' house, cried out, and overtook the children of Dan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:4 - Let their children be far from safety, and let them be crushed at the doors of vile men, and let there be no deliverer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put it far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Withhold thine hand from me: and let not thy fear terrify me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:13 - My brethren have stood aloof from me; they have recognised strangers rather than me: and my friends have become pitiless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:16 - For their good things were in their hands, but he regards not the works of the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:18 - Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:23 - And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast thus removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10 - And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:11 - (LXX 21:12) Stand not aloof from me; for affliction is near; for there is no helper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19 - (LXX 21:20) But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:22 - (LXX 34:22) Thou hast seen it, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not thyself from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:21 - (LXX 37:22) Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:7 - (LXX 54:8) Lo! I have fled afar off, and lodged in the wilderness. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:12 - (LXX 70:12) O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:8 - (LXX 87:9) Thou hast removed my acquaintance far from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have been delivered up, and have not gone forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:18 - (LXX 87:19) Thou hast put far from me [fn]every friend, and mine acquaintances because of my wretchedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:12 - (LXX 102:12) As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:17 - (LXX 108:17) He loved cursing also, and it shall come upon him; and he took not pleasure in blessing, so it shall be removed far from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:150 - (LXX 118:150) They have drawn nigh who persecuted me unlawfully; and they are far removed from thy law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:24 - Remove from thee a froward mouth, and put far away from thee unjust lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:8 - Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:7 - Every one who hates his poor brother shall also be far from friendship. Good understanding will draw near to them that know it, and a sensible man will find it. He that does much harm perfects mischief; and he that uses provoking words shall not escape.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:5 - Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15 - Folly is attached to the heart of a child, but the rod and instruction are then far from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:8 - Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth or poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:5 - a time to throw stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to abstain from embracing;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:12 - And after this God shall remove the men far off, and they that are left upon the land shall be multiplied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:15 - bring more evils on the glorious ones of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 - And the Lord has said, [fn] This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and they honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: but in vain do they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:13 - I have brought near my righteousness, and I will not be slow with the salvation that is from me: I have given salvation in Sion to Israel for glory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:19 - For thy desert and marred and ruined places shall now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that devoured thee shall be removed far from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:14 - And thou shalt be built in righteousness: abstain from injustice, and thou shalt not fear; and trembling shall not come nigh thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:9 - Therefore has judgment departed from them, and righteousness shall not overtake them: while they waited for light, darkness came upon them; while they waited for brightness, they walked in perplexity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:11 - They shall proceed together as a bear and as a dove: we have waited for judgment, and there is no salvation, it is gone far from us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - Thus saith the Lord, What trespass have your fathers found in me, that they have revolted far from me, and gone after vanities, and become vain?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:10 - (LXX 34:10) for they prophesy lies to you, to remove you far from your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:16 - Ain. Mine eye has poured out water, because he that should comfort me, that should restore my soul, has been removed far from me: my sons have been destroyed, because the enemy has prevailed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:6 - And he said to me, Son of man, hast thou seen what these do? They commit great abominations here so that I should keep away from my sanctuary: and thou shalt see yet greater iniquities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:15 - Son of man, thy brethren, and the men of thy captivity, and all the house of Israel are come to the full, to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, Keep ye far away from the Lord: the land is given to us for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:16 - Therefore say thou, Thus saith the Lord; I will cast them off among the nations, and will disperse them into every land, yet will I be to them for a little sanctuary in the countries which they shall enter.

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