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מֶרְחָק

Remoteness , i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar

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מֶרְחָקH4801

What does מֶרְחָק mean in the Bible?

מֶרְחָק is a Hebrew word meaning "remoteness , i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar".

Full entry for מֶרְחָק (H4801) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מֶרְחָק mean in the Bible?

e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar".

How does the BSB render H4801?

The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from afar (5), from a distant (3), a distant (1), far away (1), from a far-off (1).

Where does מֶרְחָק appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 15:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (5), Proverbs (2), 2 Samuel (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
from afar5×Psalms 138:6, Proverbs 31:14, Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 30:27
from a distant3×Proverbs 25:25, Jeremiah 4:16, Jeremiah 6:20
a distant1×Jeremiah 5:15
far away1×Isaiah 17:13
from a far-off1×Isaiah 46:11
from a land far away1×Jeremiah 8:19
from faraway1×Isaiah 13:5
in distant1×Jeremiah 31:10
in distant lands1×Zechariah 10:9
that stretches afar1×Isaiah 33:17
the last house1×2 Samuel 15:17
you distant1×Isaiah 8:9
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 15:17הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃tothe last houseArticle | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 138:6מִמֶּרְחָ֥קtofrom afarPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularProverbs 25:25מֶרְחָֽק׃tofrom a distantNoun - masculine singularProverbs 31:14מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗קtofrom afarPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 8:9מֶרְחַקֵּי־toyou distantNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 10:3מִמֶּרְחָ֣קtofrom afarPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 13:5מֶרְחָ֖קtofrom farawayNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 17:13מִמֶּרְחָ֑קtofar awayPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 30:27מִמֶּרְחָ֔קtofrom afarPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 33:17מַרְחַקִּֽים׃tothat stretches afarNoun - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row2 Samuel 15:17
Aligned rows18
Books represented7
2 Samuel1Psalms1Proverbs2Isaiah7Jeremiah5Ezekiel1Zechariah1
Source forms
מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק3xmim·mer·ḥāqIsaiah 17:13, Jeremiah 31:10, Ezekiel 23:40
מֶרְחָ֖ק2xmer·ḥāqIsaiah 13:5, Isaiah 46:11
הַמֶּרְחָ֑ק1xham·mer·ḥāqJeremiah 4:16
הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃1xham·mer·ḥāq2 Samuel 15:17
וּבַמֶּרְחַקִּ֖ים1xū·ḇam·mer·ḥaq·qîmZechariah 10:9
מִמֶּרְחָ֥ק1xmim·mer·ḥāqPsalms 138:6
מִ֝מֶּרְחָ֗ק1xmim·mer·ḥāqProverbs 31:14
מִמֶּרְחָ֣ק1xmim·mer·ḥāqIsaiah 10:3
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular8xPsalms 138:6, Proverbs 31:14, Isaiah 10:3, Isaiah 17:13
Noun - masculine singular4xProverbs 25:25, Isaiah 13:5, Isaiah 46:11, Jeremiah 6:20
Article | Noun - masculine singular2x2 Samuel 15:17, Jeremiah 4:16
Noun - masculine plural2xIsaiah 33:17, Jeremiah 8:19
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xZechariah 10:9
Noun - masculine plural construct1xIsaiah 8:9
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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