רחב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ח־ב (r-kh-b)

Compare Arabic رَحْب (raḥb), Ge'ez ርሑብ (rəḥub).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

רָחָב • (racháv) (feminine רְחָבָה, masculine plural רְחָבִים, feminine plural רְחָבוֹת)

1. wide (broad from side to side)
2. (of a scope or definition) broad; imprecise; general

Antonyms

• צר

Derived terms

• רחב ידיים / רְחַב יָדַיִם (r'kháv yadáyim)

References

• H7342 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Proper noun

רָחָב • (racháv) f

1. (biblical) Rahab (a prostitute of Jericho who, in the Torah, helped Israelite spies)
2. a female given name, equivalent to English Rahab

References

• H7343 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

רֹחַב • (róchav) m

1. defective spelling of רוחב