hebrew #7337 - רָחַב rachab (to be or grow wide or large)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

A primitive root; to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative) -- be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.

Englishman's Concordance

Brown-Driver-Briggs

verbbe, or grow, wide, large (Late Hebrew in derived species (rare) and derivatives; Arabic , Ethiopic Sabean in epithet of deity Fell^{ZMG liv (1900), 249}, and proper name CIS^{iv, no. 1, 3 etc}.; Assyrian in rêbitu, open place; Aramaic רְחַב in derivatives ); —

QalPerfect3masculine singular מִּי׳ר1 Samuel 2:1, + עַלagainst (i.e. to devour, in figure; compare

Hiph`il); consecutive לְבָבֵךְ׳וּפָחַד וְרIsaiah 60:5be widened, enlarged, relieved, and expanded with joy (compare Hiph`il 2); 3 feminine singular וְרָֽחֲבָה וְנָָֽסְבָהEzekiel 41:7 probably error, Co רָחְבָּהּ וְנוֺסָפָה, Toy וְהָרֹחַב נוֺסַף, Krae וְיָָֽסְפוּרָֽחֲבוּ [וְ?].

Niph`alParticiple as adjective נִרְחָבIsaiah 30:23a broad, roomy, pasture.

Hiph`ilPerfect3masculine singular הִרְחִיבGenesis 26:22; Habakkuk 2:5, הִרְחִ֑בIsaiah 30:33; 2masculine singular הִרְחַבְתָּPsalm 4:2, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַרְחִיבDeuteronomy 12:20 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַרְחֶבֿPsalm 81:11 (compare also Psalm 25:17 below); feminine singular הַרְחִיבִיIsaiah 54:2, הַרְחִבִיMicah 1:16; Infinitive constructהַרְחִיבAmos 1:13; ParticipleמַרְחִיבDeuteronomy 33:20; —

1make large, with accusative baldness Micah 1:16 (sign of mourning), fun. pile Isaiah 30:33 (accusative omitted; + הֶעְמִיק); make wide, accusative couch Isaiah 57:8 (figurative).

2enlarge limit of territory (גְּבוּל) Amos 1:13; Exodus 34:24 (J), Deuteronomy 12:20; Deuteronomy 19:8, so גָּ֑ד׳מַרDeuteronomy 33:20, compare מְקוֺם אָהֳלֵךְ׳הַרIsaiah 54:2 (figurative); also absolute + ל person, לָנוּ׳י׳הִרGenesis 26:22 (J), and (figurative of deliverance), לִי׳בַּצָּר הִרPsalm 4:2; לוֺ׳מַתַּן אָדָם יַרProverbs 18:16a man's gift makes room for him, gives access to patron; of ׳י's enlarging the heart (לִבִּי) Psalm 119:32 (compare

Qal); ׳צָרוֺת לְבָבִי הִרְחִיכוּ מPsalm 25:17 read probably (with most) Imperative ׳הַרְחֵ(י)ב ומ (Bae הִרְהִיבוּ, alarm, compare Songs 6:5); with accusative צַעֲדִיmy step, stridePsalm 18:37=2 Samuel 22:37 (i.e. givest me firm footing and vigorous step, compare צַעַד

2); enlarge mouth, open it wide, with עַל person againstIsaiah 57:4; Psalm 35:21 (compare

Qal); withoutעַל, as a young bird to receive food, figurative, Psalm 81:11; ׳הִרשְׁאוֺל נַפְשָׁהּIsaiah 5:14 ("" מָּֽעֲרָה פִיהָ; נֶפֶשׁ5c), compare Habakkuk 2:5.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 7337. רָחַב (rachab) — 25 Occurrences

Genesis 26:22
HEB:כִּֽי־ עַתָּ֞ה הִרְחִ֧יב יְהוָ֛ה לָ֖נוּ
NAS: the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful
KJV: the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful
INT: For now has made the LORD will be fruitful

Exodus 34:24
HEB:גּוֹיִם֙ מִפָּנֶ֔יךָ וְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖י אֶת־ גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ
NAS: before you and enlarge your borders,
KJV: before thee, and enlarge thy borders:
INT: nations before and enlarge your borders and no

Deuteronomy 12:20
HEB: כִּֽי־ יַרְחִיב֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֥יךָ
NAS: your God extends your border
KJV: thy God shall enlarge thy border,
INT: When extends the LORD your God

Deuteronomy 19:8
HEB: וְאִם־ יַרְחִ֞יב יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
NAS: your God enlarges your territory,
KJV: thy God enlarge thy coast,
INT: If enlarges the LORD your God

Deuteronomy 33:20
HEB:אָמַ֔ר בָּר֖וּךְ מַרְחִ֣יב גָּ֑ד כְּלָבִ֣יא
NAS: Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;
KJV: Blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad:
INT: said Blessed enlarges Gad A lion

1 Samuel 2:1
HEB:קַרְנִ֖י בַּֽיהוָ֑ה רָ֤חַב פִּי֙ עַל־
NAS: My mouth speaks boldly against
KJV: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
INT: my horn the LORD speaks my mouth against

2 Samuel 22:37
HEB: תַּרְחִ֥יב צַעֲדִ֖י תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי
NAS:You enlarge my steps under
KJV:Thou hast enlarged my steps
INT:enlarge my steps under

Psalm 4:1
HEB:צִדְקִ֗י בַּ֭צָּר הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ לִּ֑י חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי
NAS: of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress;
KJV: of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress;
INT: of my righteousness my distress have relieved be gracious and hear

Psalm 18:36
HEB: תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י
NAS:You enlarge my steps under
KJV:Thou hast enlarged my steps
INT:enlarge my steps under

Psalm 25:17
HEB:צָר֣וֹת לְבָבִ֣י הִרְחִ֑יבוּ מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃
NAS: of my heart are enlarged; Bring
KJV: of my heart are enlarged: [O] bring thou me out
INT: the troubles of my heart are enlarged of my distresses Bring

Psalm 35:21
HEB: וַיַּרְחִ֥יבוּ עָלַ֗י פִּ֫יהֶ֥ם
NAS:They opened their mouth wide
KJV: Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, [and] said,
INT:opened against their mouth

Psalm 81:10
HEB:מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הַרְחֶב־ פִּ֝֗יךָ וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: of Egypt; Open your mouth
KJV: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill
INT: the land of Egypt Open your mouth will fill

Psalm 119:32
HEB:אָר֑וּץ כִּ֖י תַרְחִ֣יב לִבִּֽי׃
NAS: of Your commandments, For You will enlarge my heart.
KJV: of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
INT: shall run for will enlarge my heart

Proverbs 18:16
HEB:מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ וְלִפְנֵ֖י
NAS: gift makes room for him And brings
KJV: gift maketh room for him, and bringeth
INT: gift A man's makes before great

Isaiah 5:14
HEB: לָכֵ֗ן הִרְחִ֤יבָה שְּׁאוֹל֙ נַפְשָׁ֔הּ
NAS: Sheol has enlarged its throat
KJV: Therefore hell hath enlarged herself,
INT: Therefore has enlarged Sheol throat

Isaiah 30:23
HEB:הַה֖וּא כַּ֥ר נִרְחָֽב׃
NAS: will graze in a roomy pasture.
KJV: feed in large pastures.
INT: he pasture A roomy

Isaiah 30:33
HEB:הוּכָ֖ן הֶעְמִ֣יק הִרְחִ֑ב מְדֻרָתָ֗הּ אֵ֤שׁ
NAS: He has made it deep and large, A pyre
KJV: he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile
INT: has been prepared has made and large A pyre of fire

Isaiah 54:2
HEB: הַרְחִ֣יבִי ׀ מְק֣וֹם אָהֳלֵ֗ךְ
NAS:Enlarge the place of your tent;
KJV:Enlarge the place of thy tent,
INT:Enlarge the place of your tent

Isaiah 57:4
HEB:עַל־ מִ֛י תַּרְחִ֥יבוּ פֶ֖ה תַּאֲרִ֣יכוּ
NAS: whom do you open wide your mouth
KJV: Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth,
INT: Against whom open your mouth and stick

Isaiah 57:8
HEB:גִּלִּ֣ית וַֽתַּעֲלִ֗י הִרְחַ֤בְתְּ מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙ וַתִּכְרָת־
NAS: yourself, And have gone up and made your bed
KJV: [thyself to another] than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed,
INT: have uncovered gone and made your bed have made

Isaiah 60:5
HEB:וְנָהַ֔רְתְּ וּפָחַ֥ד וְרָחַ֖ב לְבָבֵ֑ךְ כִּֽי־
NAS: will thrill and rejoice; Because
KJV: shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance
INT: and be radiant will thrill and rejoice and your heart Because

Ezekiel 41:7
HEB: וְֽרָחֲבָ֡ה וְֽנָסְבָה֩ לְמַ֨עְלָה
NAS: surrounding the temple were wider at each successive
KJV:And [there was] an enlarging, and a winding about
INT:were wider surrounding successive

Amos 1:13
HEB:הַגִּלְעָ֔ד לְמַ֖עַן הַרְחִ֥יב אֶת־ גְּבוּלָֽם׃
NAS: In order to enlarge their borders.
KJV: of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
INT: of Gilead order to enlarge their borders

Micah 1:16
HEB:בְּנֵ֖י תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ הַרְחִ֤בִי קָרְחָתֵךְ֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר
NAS: of your delight; Extend your baldness
KJV: children; enlarge thy baldness
INT: the children of your delight Extend your baldness the eagle

Habakkuk 2:5
HEB:יִנְוֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֩ הִרְחִ֨יב כִּשְׁא֜וֹל נַפְשׁ֗וֹ
NAS: So that he does not stay at home. He enlarges his appetite
KJV: neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire
INT: stay he enlarges Sheol his appetite