רָחַק (ra.chaq) means “to remove” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: raw-khak' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
רָחַק · ra.chaq · to remove
v 1) to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away 1a) (Qal) to be far, be distant 1b) (Piel) to send far away, extend 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make or exhibit distance, be gone far 1c2) to remove, put far away 2) (Niphal) loose v inf (as adv) 3) at a distance
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a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
KJV glosses: (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).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| far | 9 |
| far away | 3 |
| are far | 2 |
| so i stay far | 2 |
| you have removed | 2 |
| and keep far | 1 |
| as far | 1 |
| as far upstream | 1 |
| at a distance | 1 |
| avoid | 1 |
| away | 1 |
| but it is far | 1 |
| drives it far | 1 |
| far off | 1 |
| for extending | 1 |
| he has removed | 1 |
| i sent them far away | 1 |
| i will drive away | 1 |
| if you remove | 1 |
| is far | 1 |
| is snapped | 1 |
| is too far | 1 |
| is too far away | 1 |
| keep | 1 |
| let them remove | 1 |
| may it be far | 1 |
| send them far | 1 |
| so far has he removed | 1 |
| stay far away | 1 |
| stays far | 1 |
| there is no one nearby | 1 |
| they are far | 1 |
| they are far away | 1 |
| they strayed so far | 1 |
| to drive me far | 1 |
| to refrain | 1 |
| to remove you | 1 |
| very far | 1 |
| wandered away | 1 |
| were some distance | 1 |
| will be far away | 1 |
| withdraw | 1 |
| you have extended | 1 |
| you put away | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| far | 11 |
| be not far | 4 |
| is far | 3 |
| far away | 2 |
| far off | 2 |
| a good way off | 1 |
| afar off | 1 |
| although i have cast them far off | 1 |
| are far | 1 |
| as far as | 1 |
| be far removed | 1 |
| be loosed | 1 |
| be too far | 1 |
| but be not thou far | 1 |
| but i will remove far off | 1 |
| far hath he removed | 1 |
| get you far | 1 |
| go | 1 |
| go far | 1 |
| hast thou put far | 1 |
| have removed | 1 |
| he hath put | 1 |
| here that i should go far off | 1 |
| in me that they are gone far | 1 |
| it is far off | 1 |
| it shall not be far off | 1 |
| keep thee far | 1 |
| me but have removed | 1 |
| me they flee far | 1 |
| now let them put away | 1 |
| put far | 1 |
| put it far away | 1 |
| remove | 1 |
| remove far | 1 |
| shall be far | 1 |
| shall be far away | 1 |
| shall drive it far | 1 |
| so let it be far | 1 |
| that are gone away far | 1 |
| that ye might remove them far | 1 |
| there be too far | 1 |
| they are far | 1 |
| thou hast put away | 1 |
| thou shalt be far | 1 |
| thou shalt put away | 1 |
| to refrain | 1 |
| unto you to remove you far | 1 |
| very | 1 |
| when they were a good way | 1 |
| withdraw | 1 |
Page 1 of 2. 55 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.
Read word by wordThey had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
Read word by wordPharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.24
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Read word by wordNow Moses used to take the tent and pitch it at a distance outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting, and anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.
Read word by wordIf the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His Name is too far from you, then you may slaughter any of the herd or flock He has given you, as I have commanded you, and you may eat it within your gates whenever you want.
Read word by wordBut if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
Read word by wordthe flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.
Read word by wordwith these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.
Read word by wordAfter they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
Read word by wordHis sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Read word by wordif you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
Read word by wordWithdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
Read word by wordHe has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
Read word by wordStill, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
Read word by wordBut it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
Read word by wordIf you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
Read word by wordThey abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
Read word by wordBe not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.12
But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.20
O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
Read word by wordDo not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 38.22
How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 55.8
Be not far from me, O God. Hurry, O my God, to help me.
Read word by wordYou have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 88.9
You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 88.19
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Read word by wordThe cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
Read word by wordThose who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
Read word by wordPut away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
Read word by wordKeep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
Read word by wordAll the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
Read word by wordThorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Read word by wordFoolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Read word by wordKeep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Read word by worda time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
Read word by worduntil the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.
Read word by wordYou have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
Read word by wordTherefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
Read word by wordI am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
Read word by wordFor your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.
Read word by wordIn righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
Read word by wordTherefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom.
Read word by wordWe all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
Read word by wordThis is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me? They followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves.
Read word by wordFor they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.
Read word by wordFor these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has prevailed.
Read word by word“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
Read word by word“Son of man, your brothers—your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel—are those of whom the people of Jerusalem have said, ‘They are far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.’
Read word by wordTherefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’
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