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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #4801 - מֶרְחָק

Transliteration

merchâq

Phonetics

mer-khawk'

Origin

from (H7368)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

2151c

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

distant place, distance, far country

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2078 ‑ ἔσχατος (es'‑khat‑os); 5550 ‑ χρόνος (khron'‑os);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (18)

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

BSB (18)

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

CSB (2)

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

ESV (17)

2 Samuel 2

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

KJV (18)

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

LEB (17)

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

LSB (22)

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 9

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

N95 (22)

2 Samuel 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

NAS (25)

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (18)

2 Samuel 1

Psalms 1

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 1

Zechariah 1

ASV (18)

afar off 1

beth-merhak 1

far off 1

from a far 5

from afar 2

from far 3

me in far countries 1

that is very far 1

that reacheth afar 1

upon you from far 1

ye of far 1

BSB (18)

a distant 1

far away 1

from a distant 3

from a far-off 1

from a land far away 1

from afar 5

from faraway 1

in distant 1

in distant lands 1

that stretches afar 1

the last house 1

you distant 1

CSB (2)

away 1

the distant lands 1

ESV (17)

afar 4

away 1

breadth 1

distant 3

far 6

last 1

stretches afar 1

KJV (18)

afar 1

countries 1

far 11

off 5

LEB (17)

a ⌊distant 1

a distance 1

a distant 5

a distant place 1

afar 4

distant parts of 1

far away 1

far off 1

from afar 1

in the distant places 1

LSB (22)

afar 6

away 2

countries 1

distant 4

far 6

last 1

places 1

remote 1

N95 (22)

afar 5

away 1

countries 1

distant 4

far 5

last 1

off 1

place 1

places 1

remote 2

NAS (25)

afar 3

away 3

countries 1

distance 1

distant 7

far 3

great 1

last 1

place 1

places 1

remote 3

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (18)

a distant 1

afar off 1

far off 1

from a far 5

from afar 3

from far 2

me in far countries 1

merhak 1

on you from far 1

that is very far 1

you from far 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2765) q h r (רההק RHhQ) AC: Far CO: ? AB: ?: [from: kr- being far]

V) q h r (רההק RHhQ) - (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Piel) |kjv: far, off, away, remove, good way - Strongs: H7368 (רָחַק)

N^m ) q h r (רההק RHhQ) - |kjv: far - Strongs: H7369 (רָחֵק)

b^m ) q i h r (רההיק RHhYQ) - KJV (1): far - Strongs: H7352 (רַחִיק)

c^m ) q f h r (רההוק RHhWQ) - KJV (84): far, long ago, come, afar, old, long, space - Strongs: H7350 (רָחֹק)

k^m ) q h r m (מרההק MRHhQ) - |kjv: far, afar - Strongs: H4801 (מֶרְחָק)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מֶרְחָק noun masculine distant place, distance; — absolute ׳מ Isaiah 10:3 +, מֶרְחַק Psalm 138:6; plural מֶרְחַקִּים Zechariah 10:9, ׳מַר Isaiah 33:17; Jeremiah 8:19, construct מֶרְחַקֵּיֿ Isaiah 8:9; — distant place, far country Isaiah 8:9; Zechariah 10:9; often with אֶרֶץ: (ה) מֶרְחָק׳א land of distance, distant land Isaiah 13:5; Isaiah 46:11; Jeremiah 4:16; Jeremiah 6:20; Proverbs 25:25, so with plural מרחקים׳א Jeremiah 8:19, land of distances, i.e. of wide extent, Isaiah 33:17; ׳מִמּ from far Isaiah 10:3; Isaiah 30:27; Jeremiah 5:15; Ezekiel 23:40; Proverbs 31:14; figurative Psalm 138:6; ׳מִמּ at a distance Jeremiah 31:10, to a distance Isaiah 17:13. — ׳בֵּית הַמּ.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

מֶרְחָק (from the root רָחַק); pl. מֶרְחַקִּים and מַרְחַקִּים Isaiah 33:17; Jeremiah 8:19, m. far distance, what is far off, a place far off; מִמֶּרְחָק from afar, after verbs of coming, Isaiah 10:3, 30:27 but 17:13, נָס מִמֶּרְחָק “he fled from afar off,” i.e. to flee away far, and already to look from a great distance; אֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק a remote land, Isaiah 13:5 pl. מַרְחַקִּים Zechariah 10:9 אֶרֶץ מֶרְחַקִּים Isaiah 33:17; Jeremiah 8:19 מֶרְחַקֵּי־אֶרֶץ Isaiah 8:9, remote countries.

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List of Word Forms

הַמֶּרְחָ֑ק המרחק וּבַמֶּרְחַקִּ֖ים ובמרחקים מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗ק מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק מִמֶּרְחָ֔ק מִמֶּרְחָ֛ק מִמֶּרְחָ֣ק מִמֶּרְחָ֥ק מֶרְחַקֵּי־ מֶרְחָ֑ק מֶרְחָ֖ק מֶרְחָֽק׃ מַרְחַקִּ֔ים מַרְחַקִּֽים׃ ממרחק מרחק מרחק׃ מרחקי־ מרחקים מרחקים׃ ham·mer·ḥāq hammerChak hammerḥāq mar·ḥaq·qîm marchakKim marḥaqqîm mer·ḥāq mer·ḥaq·qê- merChak merchakkei merḥāq merḥaqqê- mim·mer·ḥāq mimerChak mimmerḥāq ū·ḇam·mer·ḥaq·qîm ūḇammerḥaqqîm uvammerchakKim