יַרְחִ֣יב — Proverbs 18:16 Hebrew Word Study

יַרְחִ֣יב

𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤁

yarechiv

makes-room

a primitive root; to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative); be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.

H7337

Proverbs 18:16 · Word #3

Lexicon `H7337`

Lemma	רָחַב
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤓𐤇𐤁
Transliteration	râchab
Strong's	H7337
In-context	makes-room

Morphology `HVhi3ms` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`h` — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation	`i` — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person	`3` — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 `H7337-18`

he will make-wide

Root	רחב (r-ḥ-b)
Core Meanings	breadth, width, spaciousness, enlargement, relief
Semantic Range	to enlarge, to broaden, to make room, to extend territory, to grant relief from constraint, to open up (literal or figurative space)
Conceptual Significance	Often used of YHWH enlarging a person’s territory, influence, or circumstances, this verb conveys movement from constriction to spaciousness—an image of deliverance, blessing, and divinely granted freedom.
Morphological Notes	Hiphil imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular of רחב; causative active stem indicating that the subject causes something to become broad or spacious.
Rendering Rationale	The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense to the root רחב (“to be wide/broad”), so the rendering "he will make-wide" preserves the idea of causing breadth or spaciousness. The imperfect 3rd masculine singular form is reflected by "he will," maintaining both person and number.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root רחב (breadth, width, spaciousness, enlargement, relief)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4800-01`	bamerechav	in the broad expanse
`H7339-01`	barechov	in the broad-place
`H7339-02`	barechovot	in the broad-places
`H7341-01`	barochav	in the broadness
`H7341-02`	berochav	in the breadth of
`H7339-03`	birechov	in the broad-place of
`H7339-04`	birechovot	in the broad-places of
`H7339-05`	birechovoteyha	in her broad-places
`H7339-06`	birechovoteynu	in our broad-places
`H7342-01`	harechavah	the broad one (feminine)
`H7337-01`	harechev	Cause to widen!
`H7337-02`	harechiv	he caused to widen
`H7337-03`	harechivi	Make wide, O woman!
`H7339-07`	harechov	the broad-place
`H7339-08`	harechovot	the broad-places
`H7337-04`	hirechaveta	you have made wide
`H7337-05`	hirechavete	you (feminine) caused to widen
`H7337-06`	hirechiv	he made wide
`H7337-07`	hirechivah	she has made wide
`H7337-08`	hirechivu	they caused to broaden
`H4800-02`	lamerechav	to the spacious expanse
`H4800-03`	lemerechavey	to the broad expanses of
`H7346-01`	lirechaveam	to Rechab-am ("Enlarged-People")
`H7345-01`	lirechaveyahu	to Yah-has-enlarged
`H7339-09`	lirechov	to the broad-place of
`H7337-09`	marechiv	the one who causes to widen
`H7339-10`	merechov	from the broad-place of
`H7339-11`	merechovah	from her broad-place
`H7339-12`	merechovot	from Broad-Places
`H7344-01`	merechovot	from Broad-Places
`H7337-10`	nirechav	being made broad
`H7343-01`	rachav	Broad-One (woman)
`H7337-11`	rachav	Broad-One (feminine)
`H7338-01`	rachav	Broad-One
`H7342-02`	rachav	Broad-Woman
`H7342-03`	rachavat	broad-of
`H7338-02`	rachavey	the breadths of
`H7342-04`	rachavey	broad expanses of
`H7341-03`	rachebah	her breadth
`H7341-04`	racheban	their breadth
`H7341-05`	rachebo	its breadth
`H7342-05`	rechav	broad (masculine singular)
`H7342-06`	rechavah	broad
`H7345-02`	rechaveyah	Yah Has Enlarged
`H7345-03`	rechaveyahu	Yah-Has-Enlarged
`H7340-01`	rechov	Broad-Place
`H7339-13`	rechov	Broad-Place
`H1050-03`	rechov	Broad-Place
`H7339-14`	rechovah	her broad-place
`H7344-02`	rechovot	Broad-Places
`H7339-15`	rechovot	broad-places
`H7341-06`	rochav	breadth
`H7337-12`	tarechiv	you cause to broaden
`H7337-13`	tarechivu	you men cause to broaden
`H7341-07`	ulerachebah	and for her broadness
`H7342-07`	urechav	and broad-of
`H7342-08`	urechavah	and wide
`H7340-02`	urechov	and Broad-Place
`H7339-16`	urechovot	and broad-places of
`H7339-17`	uvarechovot	and in the broad-places
`H7339-18`	uvirechov	and in the broad-place of
`H7339-19`	uvirechovoteyha	and in her broad-places
`H4800-04`	vamerechav	in the broad place
`H7342-09`	varechavah	in the broad place
`H7339-20`	varechov	in the broad-place
`H7337-14`	vayarechivu	and they caused to widen
`H7342-10`	veharechavah	and the broad one (feminine singular)
`H7341-08`	veharochav	and the breadth
`H7337-15`	vehirechaveti	and I will cause to broaden
`H7337-16`	verachav	and he became broad
`H7337-17`	verachavah	and she widened
`H7341-09`	verachebah	and her broadness
`H7341-10`	verachebo	and its breadth
`H7341-11`	verochav	and breadth
`H7339-21`	virechovoteyha	in her broad-places

Word Usage (25 occurrences of H7337)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 26:22	הִרְחִ֧יב	hirechiv	has made room
Exodus 34:24	וְ/הִרְחַבְתִּ֖י	vehirechaveti	and I will enlarge
Deuteronomy 12:20	יַרְחִיב֩	yarechiv	enlarges
Deuteronomy 19:8	יַרְחִ֞יב	yarechiv	he-enlarges
Deuteronomy 33:20	מַרְחִ֣יב	marechiv	is the one who enlarges
1 Samuel 2:1	רָ֤חַב	rachav	is enlarged
2 Samuel 22:37	תַּרְחִ֥יב	tarechiv	you enlarged
Isaiah 5:14	הִרְחִ֤יבָה	hirechivah	has enlarged
Isaiah 30:23	נִרְחָֽב	nirechav	large
Isaiah 30:33	הִרְחִ֑ב	hirechiv	and wide
Isaiah 54:2	הַרְחִ֣יבִי	harechivi	Enlarge
Isaiah 57:4	תַּרְחִ֥יבוּ	tarechivu	do you open wide
Isaiah 57:8	הִרְחַ֤בְתְּ	hirechavete	you made wide
Isaiah 60:5	וְ/רָחַ֖ב	verachav	and be enlarged
Ezekiel 41:7	וְֽ/רָחֲבָ֡ה	verachavah	and it widened
Amos 1:13	הַרְחִ֥יב	harechiv	to enlarge
Micah 1:16	הַרְחִ֤בִי	harechivi	enlarge
Habakkuk 2:5	הִרְחִ֨יב	hirechiv	enlarges
Psalms 4:2	הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ	hirechaveta	you have enlarged
Psalms 18:37	תַּרְחִ֣יב	tarechiv	You have enlarged
Psalms 25:17	הִרְחִ֑יבוּ	hirechivu	are enlarged
Psalms 35:21	וַ/יַּרְחִ֥יבוּ	vayarechivu	they opened wide
Psalms 81:11	הַרְחֶב	harechev	open wide
Psalms 119:32	תַרְחִ֣יב	tarechiv	You enlarge
Proverbs 18:16	יַרְחִ֣יב	yarechiv	makes-room

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Lexicon H7337

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SIBI-P1 H7337-18

Words from Root רחב (breadth, width, spaciousness, enlargement, relief)

Word Usage (25 occurrences of H7337)

Lexicon `H7337`

Morphology `HVhi3ms` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H7337-18`