מֶרְחָק merchaq

Hebrew word for “distance” · Strong’s H4801 · used 18 times in 18 verses

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Meaning

distant place, distance, far country

How it is translated

Glosses given for merchaq in context, with how often each is used:

• distance 13
• distant places 2
• distances 2
• which from a distance 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

2 Samuel 15 (1), Psalms 138 (1), Proverbs 25 (1), Proverbs 31 (1), Isaiah 8 (1), Isaiah 10 (1), Isaiah 13 (1), Isaiah 17 (1), Isaiah 30 (1), Isaiah 33 (1)

Forms

• ממרחק 8
• מרחק 4
• המרחק 2
• מרחקים 2
• מרחקי 1
• ובמרחקים 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with merchaq more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• זַעַם zaam “indignation” 2
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 4
• גּוֹי goy “nation” 3
• מָה mah “what?” 3
• לָשׁוֹן lashon “tongue” 2
• אַף aph “also” 2
• נוּס nus “to flee” 2
• זָכַר zakhar “to remember” 2
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 3
• קוֹל qol “voice” 2
• טוֹב tov “pleasant” 2
• מַי mayim “water” 2

Key verses

The verses using merchaq that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Psalms 138:6 — Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
• Proverbs 25:25 — As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
• Isaiah 8:9 — Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces;…
• Isaiah 10:3 — And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your…
• Isaiah 17:13 — The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the…
• Isaiah 30:27 — Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a…
• Isaiah 46:11 — Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have…
• Jeremiah 5:15 — Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou…
• Jeremiah 6:20 — To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices…
• Jeremiah 8:19 — Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have…
• Jeremiah 31:10 — Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd…
• Zechariah 10:9 — And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.