מֶרְחָב
merḥāb
broad
Strong's H4800NounHebrewTWOT 2143e

מֶרְחָב (merḥāb) is a Hebrew noun meaning broad. It appears 6 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4800).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2143e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2143e)broad, roomy, place; enlargement, open space, liberty; breadth, large place
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מֶרְחָב noun, masculine: broad, roomy, place

Strong's H4800 מֶרְחָב: enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
KJV:breadth, large place (room).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2143: רָחַב rāḥab — be, grow, wide, large; be widened, enlarged; broad, roomy, pasture; make large, enlarge; broaden; be an en- large, be an en- largeing, make room, make wide

See it in Scripture

2 Samuel 22:20Psalms 118:5Hosea 4:16

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