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| == Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words <ref name="term_76226" /> ==
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| <p> <em> Rôchab </em> ( '''''רֹחַב''''' , Strong'S #7341), “breadth; width; expanse.” The noun <em> rôchab </em> appears 101 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew.First, the word refers to how broad a flat expanse is. In Gen. 13:17, we read: “Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.” <em> Rôchab </em> itself sometimes represents the concept length, breadth, or the total territory: “… And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, [[O]] Immanuel” (Isa. 8:8). The same usage appears in Job 37:10, where the NASB renders the word “expanse.” This idea is used figuratively in 1 Kings 4:29, describing the dimensions of Solomon’s discernment: “And God gave [[Solomon]] wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness [ <em> rôchab </em> ] of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore.” </p> <p> Second, <em> rôchab </em> is used to indicate the “thickness” or “width” of an object. In its first biblical occurrence the word is used of Noah’s ark: “The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits” (Gen. 6:15). In Ezek. 42:10, the word represents the “thickness” of a building’s wall in which there were chambers (cf. Ezek. 41:9). </p> <p> <em> Rôchab </em> is derived from the verb <em> rachab </em> as is the noun <em> rochob </em> or <em> rehob </em> .— </p> <p> <em> Rechôb </em> ( '''''רְחוֹב''''' , 7339), “town square.” <em> Rechôb </em> (or <em> rehôb </em> ) occurs 43 times in the Bible. Cognates of this noun appear in Ugaritic, Akkadian, and Aramaic. <em> Rechôb </em> represents the “town square” immediately near the gate(s), as in Gen. 19:2 (the first occurrence). This “town square” often served for social functions such as assemblies, courts, and official proclamations. </p>
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| == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58432" /> ==
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| <p> [[Breadth]] n. bredth. The measure or extent of any plain surface from side to side a geometrical dimension, which,multiplied into the length, constitutes a surface as,the length of a table is five feet, and the breadth, three 5x3=15 feet, the whole surface. </p>
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| == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_95229" /> ==
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| <p> (a.) Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width. </p>
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1953" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' bredth ''''' ( רחב , <i> ''''' rōḥabh ''''' </i> , the root idea being to make wide, spacious): A term of expanse or measurement used of the ark ( Genesis 6:15 ); of the tabernacle ( Exodus 27:13 ); of Solomon's temple ( 1 Kings 6:2 ). πλάτος , <i> ''''' plátos ''''' </i> , "breadth," as of the celestial city ( Revelation 21:16 ). Figuratively , of the comprehensiveness of God's law ( Psalm 119:96 ); of the heart ( 1 Kings 4:29 , rendered "largeness of heart" English Versions); of God's immeasurable love ( Ephesians 3:18 ). </p> | | <p> ''''' bredth ''''' ( רחב , <i> ''''' rōḥabh ''''' </i> , the root idea being to make wide, spacious): A term of expanse or measurement used of the ark ( Genesis 6:15 ); of the tabernacle ( Exodus 27:13 ); of Solomon's temple ( 1 Kings 6:2 ). πλάτος , <i> ''''' plátos ''''' </i> , "breadth," as of the celestial city ( Revelation 21:16 ). Figuratively , of the comprehensiveness of God's law ( Psalm 119:96 ); of the heart ( 1 Kings 4:29 , rendered "largeness of heart" English Versions); of God's immeasurable love ( Ephesians 3:18 ). </p> |
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| ==References == | | == References == |
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| <ref name="term_76226"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-ot-words/breadth Breadth from Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_58432"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/breadth Breadth from King James Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_95229"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/breadth Breadth from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_1953"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/breadth Breadth from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | | <ref name="term_1953"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/breadth Breadth from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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bredth ( רחב , rōḥabh , the root idea being to make wide, spacious): A term of expanse or measurement used of the ark ( Genesis 6:15 ); of the tabernacle ( Exodus 27:13 ); of Solomon's temple ( 1 Kings 6:2 ). πλάτος , plátos , "breadth," as of the celestial city ( Revelation 21:16 ). Figuratively , of the comprehensiveness of God's law ( Psalm 119:96 ); of the heart ( 1 Kings 4:29 , rendered "largeness of heart" English Versions); of God's immeasurable love ( Ephesians 3:18 ).
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