What does רְחֹב mean in the Bible?
e. (concretely) avenue or area".
Hebrew · H7339
רְחֹב
A width , i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
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רְחֹב H7339
What does רְחֹב mean in the Bible?
רְחֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "a width , i.e. (concretely) avenue or area".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7339?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the square (5), square (5), in the streets (4), the square (3), and in the public squares (2).
Where does רְחֹב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 19:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (5), Proverbs (5), Nehemiah (4), Esther (3).
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 in the square 5× Genesis 19:2, Judges 19:20, 2 Chronicles 29:4, Ezra 10:9
square 5× Judges 19:15, Judges 19:17, Esther 4:6, Esther 6:9
in the streets 4× Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30, Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 2:12
the square 3× 2 Chronicles 32:6, Nehemiah 8:1, Nehemiah 8:3
and in the public squares 2× Isaiah 15:3, Jeremiah 48:38
in our streets 2× Psalms 144:14, Lamentations 4:18
in the public square 2× Job 29:7, Isaiah 59:14
public square 2× Ezekiel 16:24, Ezekiel 16:31
the streets 2× Psalms 55:11, Proverbs 22:13
[and] 1× Nehemiah 8:16
along the streets 1× Zechariah 8:4
and in the squares 1× Nehemiah 8:16
and squares 1× Song Of Solomon 3:2
And the streets 1× Zechariah 8:5
from the public square 1× 2 Samuel 21:12
from the town squares 1× Jeremiah 9:21
her squares 1× Jeremiah 5:1
in the public squares 1× Proverbs 5:16
in the squares 1× Proverbs 7:12
of the public square 1× Deuteronomy 13:16
the plazas 1× Nahum 2:4
the public square 1× Proverbs 26:13
the public squares 1× Amos 5:16
there 1× Zechariah 8:5
with streets 1× Daniel 9:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 19:2 בָרְח֖וֹב to in the square Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 13:16 רְחֹבָהּ֒ to of the public square Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Judges 19:15 בִּרְח֣וֹב to square Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 19:17 בִּרְחֹ֣ב to square Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Judges 19:20 בָּרְח֖וֹב to in the square Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 21:12 מֵרְחֹ֣ב to from the public square Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 29:4 לִרְח֥וֹב to in the square Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Chronicles 32:6 רְחוֹב֙ to the square Noun - feminine singular construct Ezra 10:9 בִּרְחוֹב֙ to in the square Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Nehemiah 8:1 הָ֣רְח֔וֹב to the square Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 19:2
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 20
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 3 2 Samuel 1 2 Chronicles 2 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 4 Esther 3 Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 5 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 5 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 1 Amos 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 3
Source forms
בִּרְח֣וֹב 3x bir·ḥō·wḇ Judges 19:15, Esther 6:9, Esther 6:11
בִּרְחֹב֖וֹת 2x bir·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ Lamentations 2:11, Zechariah 8:4
בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת 2x bā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ Proverbs 1:20, Proverbs 5:16
בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת 2x bā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ Proverbs 7:12, Nahum 2:4
בִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָ 2x bir·ḥō·ḇō·ṯe·hā Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30
רְח֣וֹב 2x rə·ḥō·wḇ Esther 4:6, Daniel 9:25
בִּרְחֹ֣ב 1x bir·ḥōḇ Judges 19:17
בִּרְחֹב֣וֹת 1x bir·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ Lamentations 2:12
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Judges 19:15, Judges 19:17, Ezra 10:9, Esther 6:9
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 4x Jeremiah 5:1, Jeremiah 49:26, Jeremiah 50:30, Zechariah 8:5
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Genesis 19:2, Judges 19:20, Job 29:7, Isaiah 59:14
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 4x Proverbs 1:20, Proverbs 5:16, Proverbs 7:12, Nahum 2:4
Noun - feminine singular 3x Ezekiel 16:24, Ezekiel 16:31, Daniel 9:25
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Nehemiah 8:1, Nehemiah 8:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Nehemiah 8:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Isaiah 15:3, Jeremiah 48:38
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a width , i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
Source Gloss
a width , i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area BDB: broad open place Usage: broad place (way), street. See also 1050.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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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