Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7368

Strong's H7368 · Hebrew

רָחַק

râchaq · /raw-khak'/

Number
H7368
Language
Hebrew
Original word
רָחַק
Transliteration
râchaq
Pronunciation
raw-khak'
KJV occurrences
55 verses

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.

far38×
off9×
away7×
removed4×
as1×
go1×
put1×
refrain1×
Remove1×
very1×
way1×
Withdraw1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

55 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis2 verses
Exodus3 verses
Deuteronomy2 verses
Joshua2 verses
Judges1 verse
Job8 verses
Job 5:4

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Job 11:14

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

Job 13:21

Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

Job 19:13

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

Job 21:16

Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 22:18

Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Job 22:23

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

Job 30:10

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. and: Heb. and withhold not spittle from

Psalms11 verses
Psalms 22:11

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. none: Heb. not a helper

Psalms 22:19

But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.

Psalms 35:22

This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

Psalms 38:21

Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

Psalms 55:7

Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

Psalms 71:12

O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

Psalms 88:8

Thou 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 88:18

Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.

Psalms 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Psalms 109:17

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

Psalms 119:150

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

Proverbs6 verses
Ecclesiastes1 verse
Isaiah8 verses
Isaiah 6:12

And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

Isaiah 26:15

Thou 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 29:13

Wherefore 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 46:13

I 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 49:19

For 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 54:14

In 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 59:9

Therefore 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 59:11

We 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
Lamentations1 verse
Ezekiel5 verses
Ezekiel 8:6

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 11:15

Son 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 11:16

Therefore 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 43:9

Now 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 44:10

And 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
Micah1 verse

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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;