רָחוֹק
râchôwq · H7350 · Hebrew · 85 occurrences
Meanings
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far, distant, distance
State in which humans or objects are located in a place that is at a relatively great distance from the point of reference
ExamplesGenesis 22:4 On the third day Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place from a distance.
Genesis 37:18 When they saw him from a distance, and before he came closer to them, they plotted against him to put him to death.
Exodus 2:4 And his sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
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profound, unsearchable, difficult
Literally: far; hence: state in which a situation is hard to comprehend
ExamplesDeuteronomy 30:11 “For this commandment which I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away.
Ecclesiastes 7:24 What has been is remote and very mysterious. Who can discover it?
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Literally: far (from someone else); hence: state in which deities are no longer associating with humans, as if they have distanced themselves (far, distant (from someone))
ExamplesPsalm 10:1 Why do You stand far away, LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?
Proverbs 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
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Literally: (to be) far (from an action); hence: state in which deities do not seem to be willing or able to engage in any way (far (from doing something))
ExamplesPsalm 22:1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Far from my help are the words of my groaning.
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Literally: (an event is) far (from someone); hence: state in which it seems unlikely for humans to experience a certain event ((an event is) far, elusive)
ExamplesPsalm 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes.
Ecclesiastes 7:23 I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but wisdom was far from me.
Isaiah 46:12 “Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.
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far more
Literally: far (from a certain value); hence: state in which a person is considerably more valuable than something else
ExamplesProverbs 31:10 An excellent wife, who can find her? For her worth is far above jewels.
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Literally: to be far from (one's) kidneys; hence: state in which humans have little to no affection for a deity (to be far from (someone's) heart)
ExamplesJeremiah 12:2 You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.
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long ago, in the distant future
Literally: far (in time); hence: a point in time long ago or far into the future
Examples2 Samuel 7:19 “And yet this was insignificant in Your eyes, Lord GOD, for You have spoken also of the house of Your servant regarding the distant future. And this is the custom of mankind, Lord GOD.
2 Kings 19:25 ‘Have you not heard? Long ago I did it; From ancient times I planned it. Now I have brought it about, That you would turn fortified cities into ruined heaps.
1 Chronicles 17:17 “This was a small thing in Your eyes, God; but You have spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have viewed me according to the standard of a person of high degree, LORD God.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אַבִּירmighty one 1
What it doesIt is the subject
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 1
- מוּתto die 1
- קָלַסto scoff, to mock 1
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
10 occurrences in 8 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 3
- שָׁלוֹםpeace, welfare 2
- הֵםthey, them 1
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 1
- יְשׁוּעָהsalvation, deliverance 1
- מָהwhat?, why? 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
45 occurrences in 4 groups
- מִןfrom 70
- לto/for 7
- עַדto, as far as, until 4
- בin/on/with 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֵלֶםsilence 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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Contrasting words 1 word
- קָרוֹב qârôwb · H7138 · near, close
- The direct lexical opposite of קָרוֹב, denoting that which is far or distant rather than near.
In the other Testament 6 words
- μακράν makrán · G3112 · far, at a distance, some distance away
- μακράν (makrán, G3112) serves as the standard Greek adverbial rendering of רָחוֹק (râchôwq, H7350), expressing spatial distance ('far away') with direct semantic correspondence across both literal and figurative contexts.
- μακρόθεν makróthen · G3113 · far, at a distance, some distance away
- Greek μακρόθεν specifically denotes spatial distance with adverbial force ('from afar'), rendering Hebrew רָחוֹק's spatial sense but not its temporal extensions ('long ago', 'great while to come').
- רַחִיק rachîyq · H7352 · far
- Aramaic cognate of Hebrew רָחוֹק, sharing the same root and core sense of spatial or temporal distance ('far').
- μακρός makrós · G3117 · long, long time, for some time
- Greek μακρός (makrós, G3117) serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew רָחוֹק (râchôwq, H7350) for spatial and temporal distance, both denoting 'far/distant' in place or 'long ago/future' in time, representing direct translation equivalence across the two languages.
- πόῤῥω pórrhō · G4206 · far away, at a distance, a long way off
- Greek πόῤῥω specifically denotes spatial distance ('far away, at a distance') as the direct semantic equivalent of Hebrew רָחוֹק in its core spatial sense, though the Hebrew lemma carries additional temporal extensions ('long ago, of old') not inherent in the Greek term.
- πόῤῥωθεν pórrhōthen · G4207 · far ahead of time, long before, far away
- Greek πόῤῥωθεν (pórrhōthen, G4207) specifically denotes spatial distance with an ablative sense ('from afar'), functioning as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew רָחוֹק (râchôwq, H7350) in contexts emphasizing physical remoteness or observing from a distance.
Semantic domains 7 entries
- Space002002001017
- The word means far or distant, directly illustrated by Abraham seeing the place "from a distance" (Genesis 22:4), Joseph's brothers seeing him "from a distance" (Genesis 37:18), Miriam standing "at a distance" (Exodus 2:4), and the people who "stood at a distance" from Sinai (Exodus 20:18, 21).
- Complicated002001003004
- This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which all concern physical distance rather than difficulty.
- Dissociate002003002009
- This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
- Non-Engage002003003012
- This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
- Great002001002012
- This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
- Hate002001002014
- This domain is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations.
- Time002002002010
- This domain reflects the word's "long ago, of old" temporal sense; it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which all concern spatial rather than temporal distance.
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Also from the root רָחַק
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7350. rachoq רָחוֺק רָחֹק, adjective distant, far, and noun masculineJos 3:4 distance…
רָחוֺק רָחֹק, adjective distant, far, and
noun masculineJos 3:4 distance (LagBN 31); — absolute רָחֹק Exo 2:4 +, רָחוֺק Eze 6:12 +; feminine singular רְחֹקָה Deu 30:11 +, רְחוֺקָה Jos 9:6 +; masculine plural רְחֹקִים Deu 13:8 +, etc., feminine plural absolute רְחֹקוֺת Jer 48:24 +, etc.; — often opposed to קָרוֺב:
1. adjective a. of space: distant, land Jos 9:6, Jos 9:9 (+ מְאֹד), Deu 29:21; 1Ki 8:41, 1Ki 8:46 2Ch 6:32, 2Ch 6:36; 2Ki 20:14 = Isa 39:3, ר ׳אִיִּים Isa 66:19 +? Psa 65:6 (Che We read אִיִּם for יָם; Weir in Che גּוֺיִם; ᵑ0 makes ׳ר = distant ones, people); with מִן person, of peoples Jos 9:22 (JE), Jdg 18:7, persons Eze 22:5; Neh 4:13; Pro 15:29 (׳י, figurative), compare Jer 12:2 (id.,), cities Deu 20:15, so (מִן local) Jdg 18:28; absolute of people Joel 4:8, persons Isa 33:13; Isa 57:19; Jer 25:26; Eze 6:12; Zec 6:15; Pro 27:10; Dan 9:7; Est 9:20, cities Jer 48:24, trees Psa 56:1 (title; see יוֺנָה near the end, p. 401), of distant journey Num 9:10 (P); figurative, רָחוֺק predicate (indefinite) Ecc 7:24, of ׳יs מִצְוָה Deu 30:11; with מִן person (i.e. absent from, lacking to), of salvation Psa 119:155, wisdom Ecc 7:23; of person with מִן of act or quality Isa 46:12; Psa 22:2; of price, with מִן compare = far beyond Pro 31:10.
b. of time: רְחוֺקוֺת לְעִתִּים Eze 12:27.
2. noun masculine always singular:
a. of space: distance Jos 3:4 (D); elsewhere with preposition: (1) ׳מֵר from a distance, with verbs implying motion, physical or mental: look Gen 24:4 (E) Gen 37:18 (J) Job 2:12; Job 36:25; bring Deu 28:49; Isa 43:6; Isa 60:9, compare Jer 46:27; come Isa 49:12; Isa 60:4; Hab 1:8; hear Isa 49:1; smell Job 39:25; remember Jer 51:50; probably also worship Exo 24:1 (J); (2) ׳מֵר at a distance (מִן 1c) Exo 2:4 (E), Exo 20:18, Exo 20:21 (E; Gi Exo 20:15; Exo 20:18), 1Sa 26:13; 2Ki 2:7; Isa 5:26; Isa 59:14; Psa 38:12, compare מֵר ׳אֱלֹהֵי Jer 23:23 a God afar off (on construct of. Ges§ 130a; < read ר ׳אלהים Gie, compare ᵐ5); (3) ׳מֵר to a distance (מִן 1c) Isa 22:3; Isa 23:7; Pro 7:19; -4׳בְּר at a distance Psa 10:1; ׳עַדרֿ to a distance Mic 4:3; also with two prepp.: (5) ׳לְמֵר from (מִן 9b), Job 36:3; Job 39:29; -6׳עַדמֵֿר (III. עַד
I. 1 a) to a distance Isa 57:9 + Neh 12:43 van d. H. (עַד omitted by Baer Gi); even (7) ׳עַדלְֿמֵר (עַד III.) 2Ch 26:15; Ezr 3:13.
b. of time, ׳מֵר long ago Isa 22:11, with noun = ancient, of long standing Isa 25:1; ׳לְמֵר long ago 2Ki 19:25 = Isa 37:26; from afar 2Sa 7:19 = 1Ch 17:17. **Psa 139:2.
רחק (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew רָחוֺק רחק,).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 7 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.
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