רָחַב rachav

Hebrew word for “to enlarge” · Strong’s H7337 · used 25 times in 25 verses

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Meaning

1) to be or grow wide, be or grow large;

How it is translated

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

• will enlarge 4
• enlarge 4
• have made wide 3
• make large 2
• has made space 1
• one who enlarges 1
• has opened wide 1
• have enlarged 1
• have opened wide 1
• makes space 1
• roomy 1
• someone has made it large 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Isaiah 30 (2), Isaiah 57 (2), Genesis 26 (1), Exodus 34 (1), Deuteronomy 12 (1), Deuteronomy 19 (1), Deuteronomy 33 (1), 1 Samuel 2 (1), 2 Samuel 22 (1), Psalms 4 (1)

Forms

• הרחיב 3
• ירחיב 3
• תרחיב 3
• הרחבת 2
• הרחב 2
• והרחבתי 1
• מרחיב 1
• רחב 1
• הרחיבו 1
• וירחיבו 1

Words used with it

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

• פֶּה peh “lip” 5
• גְּבוּל gevul “border” 4
• קַרְסֹל qarsol “ankle” 2
• מָעַד maad “to slip” 2
• צַעַד tsaad “step” 2
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 4
• אָרַךְ arakh “to prolong” 2
• שְׁאוֹל sheol “hell” 2
• גּוֹי goy “nation” 3
• הָמוֹן hamon “crowd” 2
• פֶּשַׁע pesah “transgression” 2
• נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 3

Key verses

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

• Deuteronomy 12:20 — When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou…
• 1 Samuel 2:1 — And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy…
• Psalms 4:1 — [To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy…
• Psalms 81:10 — I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
• Psalms 119:32 — I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. ה HE.
• Isaiah 5:14 — Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall…
• Isaiah 30:23 — Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in…
• Isaiah 30:33 — For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the…
• Isaiah 57:4 — Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
• Isaiah 60:5 — Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces…
• Amos 1:13 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up…
• Habakkuk 2:5 — Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be…

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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.