רָחַק rachaq

Hebrew word for “to remove” · Strong’s H7368 · used 57 times in 55 verses

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Meaning

v; 1) to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away;

How it is translated

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

• far 10
• distant 9
• put far away 4
• far away 3
• have removed far away 3
• distance 2
• will be too far 2
• will be far 2
• became distant 2
• remove far away 2
• had gone far 1
• certainly 1

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Job 22 (2), Psalms 22 (2), Psalms 88 (2), Proverbs 22 (2), Isaiah 59 (2), Ezekiel 11 (2), Genesis 21 (1), Genesis 44 (1), Exodus 8 (1), Exodus 23 (1)

Forms

• הרחק 8
• תרחק 7
• רחקו 6
• ירחק 4
• הרחיק 3
• רחקה 3
• רחק 3
• הרחיקו 2
• תרחיקו 2
• ירחקו 2

Words used with it

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

• מִן־ min “from” 25
• אַל al “not” 12
• עַוְלָה avlah “injustice” 3
• קָרַב qarav “to present” 4
• רָדַף radaph “to pursue” 3
• הֵמָּה hemmah “they(masc.)” 4
• צְדָקָה tsedaqah “righteousness” 3
• אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 4
• אַחַר achar “after” 4
• חוּשׁ chush “to hasten” 2
• עֶזְרָה ezrah “help” 2
• רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 3

Key verses

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

• Exodus 23:7 — Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
• Joshua 3:16 — That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward…
• Proverbs 30:8 — Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
• Isaiah 26:15 — Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
• Isaiah 29:13 — Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me,…
• Isaiah 46:13 — I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
• Isaiah 49:19 — For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee…
• Isaiah 54:14 — In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
• Jeremiah 2:5 — Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
• Lamentations 1:16 — For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are…
• Ezekiel 8:6 — He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far…
• Ezekiel 11:16 — Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I…

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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.