רָחַב

Strong’s Definition

to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be or grow wide, be or grow large
• 2.(qal) to be widened, be enlarged
• 3.(niphal) broad or roomy pasture (participle)
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râchab; Pronunciation: raw-khab'