Strongs Number: H7368
- Hebrew Word
- רָחַק
- Transliteration
- râchaq
- Phonetic
- raw-khak'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to widen (in any {direction}) that {is} (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or {figuratively} of place or relation)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away
a. (Qal) to be far, be distant
b. (Piel) to send far away, extend
c. (Hiphil)
1. to make or exhibit distance, be gone far
2. to remove, put far away
2. (Niphal) loose v inf (as adv)
3. at a distance
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- ({a} {be} {cast} {drive} {get} {go} keep {[self]} {put} {remove} be {too} {[wander]} withdraw) far ({away} {off}) {loose} X-(idiom) {refrain} {very} (be) a good way (off).