Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4800: מֶרְחָב

merchâb · pronounced mer-khawb' · “broad”

Definition

enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)

KJV translates it as: breadth, large place (room).

Word origin: from H7337 (רָחַב);

Extended definition

broad or roomy place, wide, expanses

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H4800 is translated

  • roomy place ×5
  • the expanses of ×1

Bible verses with H4800 (merchâb)

Merchâb appears in 6 verses.

  • 2 Samuel 22:20

    He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

  • Psalms 18:19

    He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

  • Psalms 31:8

    And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

  • Psalms 118:5

    I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

  • Hosea 4:16

    For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the Lord will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

  • Habakkuk 1:6

    For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.