Be wide
רָוַחStrong’s H7304ravach (ra-vach)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ravach is the Hebrew word usually translated “it was relief”, “it may be relieved” and “spacious”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.”
Meaning
- To be wide, be spacious, breathe(Qal) to breathe easily, be relieved · (Pual) spacious (participle)
How it's translated
- and it was relief 1
- and it may be relieved 1
- spacious 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 1
- Job 1
- Jeremiah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
רָוַח ravach · be wide
1) to be wide, be spacious, breathe 1a) (Qal) to breathe easily, be relieved 1b) (Pual) spacious (participle)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.