Strong's H7368 · Hebrew
רָחַק
râchaq · /raw-khak'/
Definition
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
KJV: (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רָחַק across 55 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
55 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
Genesis 44:4And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
Exodus3 verses
And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
Exodus 23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Exodus 33:7And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.
Deuteronomy2 verses
If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
Deuteronomy 14:24And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
Joshua2 verses
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Joshua 8:4And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
Job8 verses
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
Job 11:14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
Job 13:21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
Job 19:13He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
Job 21:16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 22:18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 22:23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
Job 30:10They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. and: Heb. and withhold not spittle from
Psalms11 verses
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. none: Heb. not a helper
Psalms 22:19But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
Psalms 35:22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
Psalms 38:21Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
Psalms 55:7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
Psalms 71:12O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
Psalms 88:8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Psalms 88:18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalms 109:17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Psalms 119:150They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Proverbs6 verses
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. a froward: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips
Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Proverbs 19:7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: convenient: Heb. of my allowance
Isaiah8 verses
And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
Isaiah 26:15Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 29:13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Isaiah 46:13I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
Isaiah 49:19For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
Isaiah 54:14In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
Isaiah 59:9Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
Isaiah 59:11We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
Jeremiah2 verses
Ezekiel5 verses
He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
Ezekiel 11:15Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.
Ezekiel 11:16Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
Ezekiel 43:9Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Ezekiel 44:10And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.
Joel2 verses
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. hath: Heb. hath magnified to do
Joel 3:6The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. the Grecians: Heb. the sons of the Grecians
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7368 (râchaq) mean?
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
How many times does H7368 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7368 (רָחַק) appears in 55 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “far.”
How is râchaq translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7368 is rendered as “far” (38×), “off” (9×), “away” (7×), “removed” (4×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word רָחַק come from?
a primitive root;