Strong's Hebrew · H4800
מֶרְחָב
merchâb · mer-khawb'
Definitionenlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
Derivationfrom H7337 (רָחַב);
KJV usagebreadth, large place (room).
Occurrences6 in the KJV · 6 verses
מֶרְחָב in Scripture
2 Samuel 22:20
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalms 18:19
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalms 31:8
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
Psalms 118:5
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
Hosea 4:16
For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Habakkuk 1:6
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling places that are not theirs.