מֶרְחָק
mer.chaq
“distance”
Definition
remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
; from H7368 (רָחַק);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מֶרְחָק appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
They are coming from faraway lands,from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.
Your eyes will see the King in His beautyand behold a land that stretches afar.
Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD,and proclaim it in distant coastlands:“The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep themas a shepherd keeps his flock.
What use to Me is frankincense from Shebaor sweet cane from a distant land?Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;your sacrifices do not please Me.”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.