רֶוַח
revach · H7305 · Hebrew · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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space, distance
An amount of space between two objects
ExamplesGenesis 32:16 Then he placed them in the care of his servants, every flock by itself, and said to his servants, “Pass on ahead of me, and put a space between flocks.”
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relief
Literally: space; hence: process by which humans find relief after a period of hardship
ExamplesEsther 4:14 “For if you keep silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?”
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- עָמַדto stand 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שׂוּםto put, to set, to place 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- מֶרְחָב merchâb · H4800 · broad, at ease
- Both words denote spatial openness or room, a large place and space or enlargement, with overlapping sense.
- רַחַב rachab · H7338 · expanse, relief
- Both words denote physical spaciousness and breadth, often extended metaphorically to relief or freedom from constraint.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Space002002001017
- The word's "interval, space" sense is illustrated by the context of Jacob's instructions for droves of animals sent ahead to meet Esau, with the messenger prepared to answer Esau's questions (Genesis 32:17).
- Relief002001002023
- The word means relief or enlargement, directly illustrated by Mordecai's assurance that "liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place" even if Esther stays silent (Esther 4:14).
Word family 9 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7305. revach רֶ֫וַח noun masculine 1 space, interval Gen 32:17 (E; בֵּיןוּ֗֗֗בֵין). 2…
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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