מֶרְחָק (merchâq) — Far
Hebrew word study: מֶרְחָק (merchâq), Strong's H4801. remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
KJV translation words: (a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). See also H1023 (בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק).
Strong's H4801 is tagged on 18 words in 18 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in 2 Samuel 15:17 and last appears in Zechariah 10:9.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 18)
- 2 Samuel 15:17 — הַמֶּרְחָק — the distance
- Psalms 138:6 — מִמֶּרְחָק — from a distance
- Proverbs 25:25 — מֶרְחָק — distance
- Proverbs 31:14 — מִמֶּרְחָק — from a distance
- Isaiah 8:9 — מֶרְחַקֵּי — the distant places of
- Isaiah 10:3 — מִמֶּרְחָק — which from a distance
- Isaiah 13:5 — מֶרְחָק — distance
- Isaiah 17:13 — מִמֶּרְחָק — from a distance
- Isaiah 30:27 — מִמֶּרְחָק — from a distance
- Isaiah 33:17 — מַרְחַקִּים — distances
- Isaiah 46:11 — מֶרְחָק — distance
- Jeremiah 4:16 — הַמֶּרְחָק — the distance
- Jeremiah 5:15 — מִמֶּרְחָק — from a distance
- Jeremiah 6:20 — מֶרְחָק — distance
- Jeremiah 8:19 — מַרְחַקִּים — distances
- Jeremiah 31:10 — מִמֶּרְחָק — from a distance
- Ezekiel 23:40 — מִמֶּרְחָק — from a distance
- Zechariah 10:9 — וּבַמֶּרְחַקִּים — and in the distant places
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H7368 רָחַק (râchaq).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1023 בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק (Bêyth ham-Merchâq).
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What does merchâq (H4801) mean?
Remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar.
How is H4801 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4801 as: (a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). See also H1023 (בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק)..
How often does מֶרְחָק (merchâq) appear?
Strong's H4801 is tagged on 18 words in 18 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in 2 Samuel 15:17 and last appears in Zechariah 10:9.
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