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Psalms 88:9
“Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
רָחַקrâchaq · raw-khak'
H7368 · Hebrew
H7368 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (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).
- Grammar
- הִרְחַ֥קְתָּ — verb Hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 58 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 21:16Genesis 44:4Exodus 8:24Exodus 8:24Exodus 23:7
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָחַק here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.