What does רֹחַב mean in the Bible?
רֹחַב is a Hebrew word meaning "width (literally or figuratively)".
Hebrew · H7341
רֹחַב
Width (literally or figuratively)
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רֹחַב H7341
What does רֹחַב mean in the Bible?
רֹחַב is a Hebrew word meaning "width (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7341?
The BSB source-word alignment has 101 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wide (65), the width (7), . . . (4), and the width (3), deep (3).
Where does רֹחַב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 6:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (55), Exodus (22), 1 Kings (11), 2 Chronicles (6).
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 wide 65× Genesis 6:15, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23
the width 7× 1 Kings 6:3, 2 Chronicles 3:4, 2 Chronicles 3:8, Ezekiel 40:11
. . . 4× Exodus 38:18, Ezekiel 40:6, Ezekiel 41:1
and the width 3× Ezekiel 41:2, Ezekiel 41:5, Ezekiel 48:13
deep 3× Ezekiel 40:6, Ezekiel 40:30, Ezekiel 40:49
thick 3× Ezekiel 40:5, Ezekiel 41:9, Ezekiel 41:12
- 2× 1 Kings 6:6
and width 2× Ezekiel 40:20, Ezekiel 42:11
along the length 1× Ezekiel 42:10
and a width 1× Ezekiel 45:3
and breadth 1× Genesis 13:17
and projecting out 1× 1 Kings 6:3
beyond measure 1× 1 Kings 4:29
expanses 1× Job 37:10
its width 1× Zechariah 2:2
long 1× Ezekiel 42:2
of the opposite one 1× Ezekiel 40:13
the distance 1× Ezekiel 40:19
the narrowing of the temple wall 1× Ezekiel 41:7
your entire 1× Isaiah 8:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 6:15 רָחְבָּ֔הּ to wide Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Genesis 13:17 וּלְרָחְבָּ֑הּ to and breadth Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:10 רָחְבּ֔וֹ to wide Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 25:17 רָחְבָּֽהּ׃ to wide Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:23 רָחְבּ֔וֹ to wide Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 26:2 וְרֹ֙חַב֙ to wide Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:8 וְרֹ֙חַב֙ to wide Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:16 רֹ֖חַב to wide Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 27:1 רֹ֗חַב to wide Noun - masculine singular Exodus 27:12 וְרֹ֤חַב to wide Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 6:15
Aligned rows 101
Books represented 9
Genesis 2 Exodus 22 Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 11 2 Chronicles 6 Job 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 55 Zechariah 2
Source forms
וְרֹ֖חַב 12x wə·rō·ḥaḇ 2 Chronicles 3:3, Job 37:10, Ezekiel 40:30, Ezekiel 41:2
רָחְבּ֔וֹ 6x rā·ḥə·bōw Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 37:1, Exodus 37:10
וְרֹ֙חַב֙ 5x wə·rō·ḥaḇ Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 36:9, Ezekiel 40:49
וְרֹ֣חַב 5x wə·rō·ḥaḇ Exodus 27:13, 1 Kings 4:29, Ezekiel 40:48, Ezekiel 41:2
וְרֹ֕חַב 5x wə·rō·ḥaḇ Ezekiel 40:21, Ezekiel 40:25, Ezekiel 40:29, Ezekiel 40:33
רֹ֖חַב 4x rō·ḥaḇ Exodus 26:16, Exodus 36:15, Exodus 36:21, Ezekiel 41:12
רֹ֗חַב 4x rō·ḥaḇ Exodus 27:1, 1 Kings 6:20, Ezekiel 43:13, Ezekiel 48:8
רֹ֔חַב 4x rō·ḥaḇ Ezekiel 40:6, Ezekiel 40:7, Ezekiel 43:17, Ezekiel 45:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 23x Exodus 26:2, Exodus 26:8, Exodus 27:18, Exodus 36:9
Noun - masculine singular 21x Exodus 27:1, 1 Kings 6:20, Ezekiel 40:6, Ezekiel 40:7
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 15x Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:23, Exodus 28:16, Exodus 30:2
Noun - masculine singular construct 13x Exodus 26:16, Exodus 36:15, Exodus 36:21, 1 Kings 6:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 11x Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:13, 1 Kings 4:29, Job 37:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 9x Genesis 6:15, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 37:6, Deuteronomy 3:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 3:8, Ezekiel 40:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Zechariah 5:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. width (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
width (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
width (literally or figuratively) BDB: breadth Usage: breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain