What does רֶוַח (rewaḥ) mean in the Bible?
רֶוַח (rewaḥ): Spatial openness expanding to relief: literal breathing room becomes metaphor for divine deliverance from constraint
Hebrew · H7305
רֶוַח
Room , literally (an interval) or figuratively (deliverance)
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רֶוַחH7305
Pronunciationrewaḥ
What does רֶוַח (rewaḥ) mean in the Bible?
רֶוַח (rewaḥ): Spatial openness expanding to relief: literal breathing room becomes metaphor for divine deliverance from constraint
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7305?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include relief (1), some distance (1).
Where does רֶוַח (rewaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 32:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Esther (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itrelief1×Esther 4:14
some distance1×Genesis 32:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 32:16
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Genesis1Esther1
Source forms
וְרֶ֣וַח1xwə·re·waḥGenesis 32:16
רֶ֣וַח1xre·waḥEsther 4:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xGenesis 32:16
Noun - masculine singular1xEsther 4:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Spatial openness expanding to relief: literal breathing room becomes metaphor for divine deliverance from constraint
Source Gloss
room , literally (an interval) or figuratively (deliverance)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Spatial openness expanding to relief: literal breathing room becomes metaphor for divine deliverance from constraint
room, literally (an interval) or figuratively (deliverance) BDB: space Usage: enlargement, space.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רֶוַח is built from this root:
רָוַחH7304