To enlarge
רָחַבStrong’s H7337rachav (ra-chav)
Appears in 25 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rachav is the Hebrew word usually translated “enlarge”, “have made wide” and “make large”. It appears in 25 verses of the Old Testament.
“And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”
Meaning
- To be or grow wide, be or grow large(Qal) to be widened, be enlarged · (Niphal) broad or roomy pasture (participle) · (Hiphil)
How it's translated
- he will enlarge 2
- you enlarge 2
- you have made wide 2
- make large 2
- he has made space 1
- and i will enlarge 1
- enlarges 1
- it has opened wide 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 7
- Psalms 6
- Deuteronomy 3
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 1
- 1 Samuel 1
12 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 34:24For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.
- Deuteronomy 12:20When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
- Deuteronomy 19:8And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;
- Deuteronomy 33:20And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
- 1 Samuel 2:1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
- 2 Samuel 22:37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
Hebrew dictionary
רָחַב rachav · to enlarge
1) to be or grow wide, be or grow large 1a) (Qal) to be widened, be enlarged 1b) (Niphal) broad or roomy pasture (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make large 1c2) to enlarge
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “enlarge” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ENL'ARGE, verb transitive
enlarj. [from large.] To make greater in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits, breadth or side; to expand in bulk. Every man desires to enlarge his possessions; the prince, his dominions. and the landholder, his farm. The body is enlarged by nutrition, and a good man rejoices to enlarge the sphere of his benevolence.
- To dilate; to expand; as with joy or love.
- To expand; to make more comprehensive.
- To increase in appearance; to magnify to the eye; as by a glass.
- To set at liberty; to release from confinement or pressure.
All definitions and other forms of “enlarge”
- To extend in a discourse; to diffuse in eloquence.
- To augment; to increase; to make large or larger, in a general sense; a word of general application.
ENL'ARGE, verb intransitive
enlarj. To grow large or larger; to extend; to dilate; to expand. A plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction.
- To be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate.
- To exaggerate.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.