Strong's Hebrew · H4800
H4800 merchâb
מֶרְחָב
mer-khawb'
broad
Looking for Greek G4800 syzáō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4800. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
merchâb appears 6 times in Scripture, in 2 Samuel, Psalms, Hosea and Habakkuk. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
In the King James Version
breadth, large place (room).
Derivation
from H7337 (רָחַב);
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.”
“In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.”
“For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.”
“He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.”
“You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.”
“For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
