What does רָחַב mean in the Bible?
רָחַב is a Hebrew word meaning "to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)".
Hebrew · H7337
רָחַב
To broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
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רָחַב H7337
What does רָחַב mean in the Bible?
רָחַב is a Hebrew word meaning "to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7337?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include enlarges (3), . . . (2), Enlarge (2), You broaden (2), and enlarge (1).
Where does רָחַב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 26:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (7), Psalms (6), Deuteronomy (3), 1 Samuel (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 It enlarges 3× Deuteronomy 19:8, Isaiah 5:14, Habakkuk 2:5
. . . 2× Psalms 35:21, Psalms 81:10
Enlarge 2× Isaiah 54:2, Amos 1:13
You broaden 2× 2 Samuel 22:37, Psalms 18:36
and enlarge 1× Exodus 34:24
and opened it wide 1× Isaiah 57:8
and swell [with joy] 1× Isaiah 60:5
and wide 1× Isaiah 30:33
do you sneer 1× Isaiah 57:4
expands 1× Deuteronomy 12:20
has made room 1× Genesis 26:22
he who enlarges 1× Deuteronomy 33:20
in open 1× Isaiah 30:23
increase 1× Psalms 25:17
make yourselves 1× Micah 1:16
opens doors 1× Proverbs 18:16
speaks boldly 1× 1 Samuel 2:1
widened at each successive level 1× Ezekiel 41:7
You have relieved 1× Psalms 4:1
You will enlarge 1× Psalms 119:32
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 26:22 הִרְחִ֧יב to has made room Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 34:24 וְהִרְחַבְתִּ֖י to and enlarge Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Deuteronomy 12:20 יַרְחִיב֩ to expands Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 19:8 יַרְחִ֞יב to enlarges Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 33:20 מַרְחִ֣יב to he who enlarges Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 2:1 רָ֤חַב to speaks boldly Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2 Samuel 22:37 תַּרְחִ֥יב to You broaden Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 4:1 הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ to You have relieved Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 18:36 תַּרְחִ֣יב to You broaden Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 25:17 הִרְחִ֑יבוּ to increase Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 26:22
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 12
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 3 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 Psalms 6 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 7 Ezekiel 1 Amos 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
הִרְחִ֑ב 1x hir·ḥiḇ Isaiah 30:33
הַרְחֶב־ 1x har·ḥeḇ- Psalms 81:10
הַרְחִ֤בִי 1x har·ḥi·ḇî Micah 1:16
הִרְחַ֤בְתְּ 1x hir·ḥaḇt Isaiah 57:8
הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ 1x hir·ḥaḇ·tā Psalms 4:1
הִרְחִ֧יב 1x hir·ḥîḇ Genesis 26:22
הִרְחִ֨יב 1x hir·ḥîḇ Habakkuk 2:5
הַרְחִ֥יב 1x har·ḥîḇ Amos 1:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 3x 2 Samuel 22:37, Psalms 18:36, Psalms 119:32
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 19:8, Proverbs 18:16
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 26:22, Isaiah 30:33, Habakkuk 2:5
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 54:2, Micah 1:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Exodus 34:24
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 35:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 41:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 60:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
Source Gloss
to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative) Usage: be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 21
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 19×
Imperfect 2Sam 22:37 · Ps 18:37 · Ps 119:32 · Deut 12:20 · Deut 19:8 · Prov 18:16 · Isa 57:4 7×
Perfect Gen 26:22 · Hab 2:5 · Isa 30:33 · Isa 5:14 · Isa 57:8 · Ps 4:2 · Ps 25:17 7×
Sequential imperfect Isa 54:2 · Mic 1:16 · Ps 81:11 3×
Infinitive construct Amos 1:13 1×
Participle active Deut 33:20 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Perfect 1Sam 2:1 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle active Isa 30:23 1×
Word Origins
רָחַב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain