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Strong's H7342 רָחָב (rachab)

Rachab means “roomy” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7342
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 11

Strong's H7342 Quick Answer

Strong's H7342 רָחָב (rachab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. rachab (raw-khawb') adj. 1. roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively [from H7337] It has 21 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include large, broad, wide, proud, and any. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
rachab (raw-khawb') adj. 1. roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively [from H7337]
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
large, broad, wide, proud, and any

Meaning and Definition

rachab (raw-khawb') adj. 1. roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively [from H7337] KJV: broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide. Root(s): H7337

Original Word
רָחָב
Transliteration
rachab
Derivation
Root: רחב First root strongs: 7337
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7342. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7342 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render rachab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

large Exodus 3:8 broad Nehemiah 3:8 proud Psalms 101:5 wide 1 Chronicles 4:40 any Judges 18:10 liberty Psalms 119:45

How Strong's H7342 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7342 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7342 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 34:21 KJV

These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

Exodus 3:8 KJV

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Judges 18:10 KJV

When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7342.

Genesis 34:21 Old Testament, KJV
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
Exodus 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
Judges 18:10 Old Testament, KJV
When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
1 Chronicles 4:40 Old Testament, KJV
And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
Nehemiah 3:8 Old Testament, KJV
Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
Nehemiah 4:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
Nehemiah 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Nehemiah 9:35 Old Testament, KJV
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
Nehemiah 12:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
Job 11:9 Old Testament, KJV
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Job 30:14 Old Testament, KJV
They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
Psalms 101:5 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Psalms 104:25 Old Testament, KJV
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Psalms 119:45 Old Testament, KJV
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
Psalms 119:96 Old Testament, KJV
I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
Proverbs 21:4 Old Testament, KJV
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Proverbs 28:25 Old Testament, KJV
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
Isaiah 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house.
Isaiah 33:21 Old Testament, KJV
But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
Jeremiah 51:58 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
Ezekiel 23:32 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7342, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7342 FAQ

What does rachab (רָחָב) mean?

Rachab (Strong's H7342) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "roomy". rachab (raw-khawb') adj. 1. roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively [from H7337]

How many times is rachab (רָחָב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H7342 across 11 books.

Where can I study rachab (רָחָב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7342 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate rachab (רָחָב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as large, broad, wide, proud, any, and liberty. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.