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רָחַק

ra.chaqto removeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb58 occurrences15 books56 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Traditional renderings: (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, × refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רָחַק:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

58 total
  1. Genesis 21:16הַרְחֵק֙ · away
    Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.
  2. Genesis 44:4הִרְחִיקוּ֒ · far
    They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  3. Exodus 8:28הַרְחֵ֥ק · very far; תַרְחִ֖יקוּ
    Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
  4. Exodus 23:7תִּרְחָ֑ק · Stay far away
    Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
  5. Exodus 33:7הַרְחֵק֙ · at a distance
    Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it at a distance outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting, and anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.
  6. Deuteronomy 12:21יִרְחַ֨ק · is too far
    If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.
  7. Deuteronomy 14:24יִרְחַ֤ק · is too far away
    But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
  8. Joshua 3:16הַרְחֵ֨ק · as far upstream
    …the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
  9. Joshua 8:4תַּרְחִ֥יקוּ · far
    …with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
  10. Judges 18:22הִרְחִ֖יקוּ · were some distance
    After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
  11. Job 5:4יִרְחֲק֣וּ · are far
    His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
  12. Job 11:14הַרְחִיקֵ֑הוּ · you put away
    …if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
  13. Job 13:21הַרְחַ֑ק · Withdraw
    Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
  14. Job 19:13הִרְחִ֑יק · He has removed
    He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
  15. Job 21:16רָ֣חֲקָה · so I stay far
    Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
  16. Job 22:18רָ֣חֲקָה · so I stay far
    But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
  17. Job 22:23תַּרְחִ֥יק · If you remove
    If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
  18. Job 30:10רָ֣חֲקוּ · and keep far
    They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
  19. Psalm 22:11תִּרְחַ֣ק · far
    Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
  20. Psalm 22:19תִּרְחָ֑ק · far off
    But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
  21. Psalm 35:22תִּרְחַ֥ק · far
    O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
  22. Psalm 38:21תִּרְחַ֥ק · far
    Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
  23. Psalm 55:7אַרְחִ֣יק · far away
    How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
  24. Psalm 71:12תִּרְחַ֣ק · far
    Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
  25. Psalm 88:8הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ · You have removed
    You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
  26. Psalm 88:18הִרְחַ֣קְתָּ · You have removed
    You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
  27. Psalm 103:12כִּרְחֹ֣ק · As far; הִֽרְחִ֥יק · so far has He removed
    As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
  28. Psalm 109:17וַתִּרְחַ֥ק · may it be far
    The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
  29. Psalm 119:150רָחָֽקוּ׃ · they are far
    Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
  30. Proverbs 4:24הַרְחֵ֥ק · keep
    Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
  31. Proverbs 5:8הַרְחֵ֣ק · far
    Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
  32. Proverbs 19:7רָחֲק֣וּ · avoid
    All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
  33. Proverbs 22:5יִרְחַ֥ק · stays far
    Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
  34. Proverbs 22:15יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה · drives it far
    Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
  35. Proverbs 30:8הַרְחֵ֬ק · far
    Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
  36. Ecclesiastes 3:5לִרְחֹ֥ק · to refrain
    …a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
  37. Ecclesiastes 12:6יִרְחַק · is snapped
    Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
  38. Isaiah 6:12וְרִחַ֥ק · far away
    …until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.
  39. Isaiah 26:15רִחַ֖קְתָּ · You have extended
    You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
  40. Isaiah 29:13רִחַ֣ק · are far
    Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
  41. Isaiah 46:13תִרְחָ֔ק · far away
    I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
  42. Isaiah 49:19וְרָחֲק֖וּ · will be far away
    For your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.
  43. Isaiah 54:14רַחֲקִ֤י · far
    In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
  44. Isaiah 59:9רָחַ֤ק · is far
    Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
  45. Isaiah 59:11רָחֲקָ֥ה · but it is far
    We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
  46. Jeremiah 2:5רָחֲק֖וּ · they strayed so far
    This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves.
  47. Jeremiah 27:10הַרְחִ֤יק · to remove you
    For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.
  48. Lamentations 1:16רָחַ֥ק · there is no one nearby
    For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.