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רָחָב

𐤓𐤇𐤁

râchâb

H7342 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root רָחַב to be wide, to grow large, to be open

Definition

Wide, broad, spacious—describing extension in physical or metaphorical space. Used of geographic expanse (land, territory, path) or mental/emotional state (freedom, ease, openness). Can also connote abundance or generosity but is seldom overtly positive or negative; context determines any evaluative nuance.

Semantic Range

broad, wide (of space, path, land); spacious; at liberty, in a state of freedom; open, not confined; figuratively, generous or expansive (of character); proud (rare, extended sense)

Root / Etymology

From the root רָחַב (רחב), meaning 'to be wide, grow large, be open.' רָחָב is the adjectival form, denoting the quality of width, breadth, or spaciousness derived from the root's sense of physical or figurative expansion.

Historical & Contextual Notes

רָחָב most often describes physical width, such as broad roads (e.g., Isaiah 30:33) or spacious land (e.g., Judges 18:10), but it also occurs metaphorically for states of liberty or relief from constraint (e.g., Psalm 119:45) and for psychological openness or generosity. In the monarchy and later periods, the term is used to evoke open places as opposed to confined or besieged locations (e.g., 2 Samuel 22:20). Unlike מִשּׁוֹר or מִרְחָב, which can more specifically denote 'plain' or 'open space,' רָחָב is the broadest adjective for width. English translations often use 'broad,' 'wide,' or 'spacious,' but may miss nuances of freedom or abundance. Terms like 'proud' derive from extended senses of expansiveness, applied to attitude (cf. 'broad of heart'). Later tradition sometimes associates spaciousness with blessing or security, but this is contextual to later interpretive literature, not inherent lexically.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from רָחַב; roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively; broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.

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Root Family

רחב (r-ḥ-b) — to be wide, to grow large, to be open

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4800 מֶרְחָב in the spacious expanse
H7337 רָחַב cause to widen
H7338 רַחַב Rahab
H7339 רְחֹב in the broad-place
H7340 רְחֹב Wide-Place

Word Forms

10 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7342-03 רַֽחֲבַת rachavat HAafsc spacious wide spacious 5
H7342-01 הָֽ/רְחָבָה֙ harechavah HTd/Aafsa the-wide the broad one the broad place 4
H7342-07 וּ/רְחַ֣ב urechav HC/Aamsc and broad and wide and breadth 3
H7342-08 וּ/רְחָבָ֔ה urechavah HC/Aafsa and broader and wide and wide 3
H7342-02 רָחָ֣ב rachav HAamsa wide Broad-One broad 1
H7342-06 רְחָבָ֖ה rechavah HAafsa broad wide broad 1
H7342-05 רְחַב rechav HAamsc broad wide wide 1
H7342-09 בָ/רְחָבָ֑ה varechavah HRd/Aafsa at liberty spacious in a spacious place 1
H7342-04 רַחֲבֵ֣י rachavey HAampc broad broad expanses of broad expanses of 1
H7342-10 וְ/הָ/רְחָבָ֑ה veharechavah HC/Td/Aafsa and the wide and the spacious one and the spacious one 1

Occurrences in Scripture

21 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7342-03 Genesis 34:21 רַֽחֲבַת rachavat HAafsc spacious wide spacious
H7342-08 Exodus 3:8 וּ/רְחָבָ֔ה urechavah HC/Aafsa and spacious, and wide and wide
H7342-03 Judges 18:10 רַחֲבַ֣ת rachavat HAafsc spacious wide spacious
H7342-03 Isaiah 22:18 רַחֲבַ֣ת rachavat HAafsc broad wide wide
H7342-04 Isaiah 33:21 רַחֲבֵ֣י rachavey HAampc broad broad expanses of broad expanses of
H7342-01 Jeremiah 51:58 הָֽ/רְחָבָה֙ harechavah HTd/Aafsa the broad the broad one the broad one
H7342-10 Ezekiel 23:32 וְ/הָ/רְחָבָ֑ה veharechavah HC/Td/Aafsa and the wide and the spacious one and the spacious one
H7342-07 Psalms 101:5 וּ/רְחַ֣ב urechav HC/Aamsc and arrogant and wide and wide
H7342-07 Psalms 104:25 וּ/רְחַ֪ב urechav HC/Aamsc and broad and wide and broad
H7342-09 Psalms 119:45 בָ/רְחָבָ֑ה varechavah HRd/Aafsa at liberty spacious in a spacious place
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