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רָחַק H7368
H7368 is the Hebrew word רָחַק, transliterated râchaq and said raw-khak'. The King James Version most often renders it far.
What it means
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 32 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).
Verses using רָחַק
The first 40 of 45 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 21:16 · KJV
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
Genesis 44:4 · KJV
And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
Exodus 8:28 · KJV
And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
Exodus 23:7 · KJV
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Exodus 33:7 · KJV
And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.
Deuteronomy 12:21 · KJV
If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
Deuteronomy 14:24 · KJV
And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
Joshua 3:16 · KJV
That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Joshua 8:4 · KJV
And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:
Judges 18:22 · KJV
And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
Job 5:4 · KJV
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
Job 11:14 · KJV
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
Job 13:21 · KJV
Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
Job 19:13 · KJV
He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
Job 22:23 · KJV
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
Job 30:10 · KJV
They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
Psalm 22:11 · KJV
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
Psalm 22:19 · KJV
But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
Psalm 55:7 · KJV
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
Psalm 71:12 · KJV
O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
Psalm 88:8 · KJV
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
Psalm 88:18 · KJV
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
Psalm 103:12 · KJV
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 119:150 · KJV
They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Proverbs 5:8 · KJV
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Proverbs 19:7 · KJV
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
Proverbs 30:8 · KJV
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Ecclesiastes 3:5 · KJV
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
Ecclesiastes 12:6 · KJV
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
Isaiah 6:12 · KJV
And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.
Isaiah 26:15 · KJV
Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
Isaiah 29:13 · KJV
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Isaiah 46:13 · KJV
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
Isaiah 54:14 · KJV
In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
Isaiah 59:9 · KJV
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
Jeremiah 2:5 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
Jeremiah 27:10 · KJV
For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
Lamentations 1:16 · KJV
For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
Ezekiel 8:6 · KJV
He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
Ezekiel 11:15 · KJV
Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7368 mean?
H7368 is the Hebrew word רָחַק (râchaq), meaning to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation).
How is H7368 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it far (17 times), far away (2 times), too far (2 times), far off (2 times), removed (2 times), among others.
How many times does H7368 appear in the Bible?
רָחַק (râchaq) is tagged in 45 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7368 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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