7344. Rechoboth

Strong's Lexicon

Rechoboth: Rehoboth

Original Word: רְחֹבוֹת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Rchobowth
Pronunciation: reh-kho-BOHTH
Phonetic Spelling: (rekh-o-both')
Definition: Rehoboth
Meaning: Rechoboth

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root רָחַב (rachab), meaning "to be wide" or "to be spacious."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Rechoboth in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew texts.

Usage: Rechoboth means "broad places" or "wide spaces." It is used in the Bible as the name of a well and a city. The term signifies a place of expansion and freedom, often associated with God's provision and blessing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, wells were vital for survival, especially in arid regions. They were often sources of conflict due to their importance for sustaining life. The naming of wells and cities often reflected significant events or characteristics of the location. Rechoboth, as a name, suggests a place where there is ample space and resources, symbolizing peace and prosperity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from rachab
Definition
"broad places," a well dug by Isaac, also two cities of unc. location
NASB Translation
Rehoboth (3), Rehoboth-Ir (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רְחֹבוֺת proper name, of a location 1. רְחֹבֹת עִיר near Nineveh Genesis 10:11 (J), τῆν Ροωβως[θ] πόλιν; Dl^{Pa 261} compare Assyrian rêbit Ninâ, but see COT^{Genesis 10:11.}

2 רְחֹבוֺת, name of well Genesis 26:22 (J), Εὐρυχωρία (compare interpretation of Genesis 26:22); Palmer^{Desert 296 f.} identification with er-Ruµaibeh (in Wady R.) approximately 45 miles southwest of Hebron, north of latitude 31°.

3 הַנָּהָר ׳ר, home of a king of Edom Genesis 36:37 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:48, Ροωβωθ τῆς παρὰ ποταμόν, P. τοῦ ποταμοῦ (i.e. on Euphrates ? here improbable; conjectures in Di Holz Wkl^{Geschichte. Israel i. 192}).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Rehoboth

Or Rchoboth {rekh-o-both'}; plural of rchob; streets; Rechoboth, a place in Assyria and one in Palestine -- Rehoboth.

see HEBREW rchob

Forms and Transliterations

מֵרְחֹב֥וֹת מרחבות רְחֹב֔וֹת רְחֹבֹ֥ת רחבות רחבת mê·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ merechoVot mêrəḥōḇōwṯ rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ rə·ḥō·ḇōṯ rechoVot rəḥōḇōṯ rəḥōḇōwṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 10:11
HEB: נִ֣ינְוֵ֔ה וְאֶת־ רְחֹבֹ֥ת עִ֖יר וְאֶת־
NAS: Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and Calah,
KJV: and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
INT: and built Nineveh and Rehoboth-Ir and the city and Calah

Genesis 26:22
HEB: וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ רְחֹב֔וֹת וַיֹּ֗אמֶר כִּֽי־
NAS: it; so he named it Rehoboth, for he said,
KJV: the name of it Rehoboth; and he said,
INT: called of it Rehoboth said For

Genesis 36:37
HEB: תַּחְתָּ֔יו שָׁא֖וּל מֵרְחֹב֥וֹת הַנָּהָֽר׃
NAS: and Shaul of Rehoboth on the [Euphrates] River
KJV: and Saul of Rehoboth [by] the river
INT: his place and Shaul of Rehoboth the River

1 Chronicles 1:48
HEB: תַּחְתָּ֔יו שָׁא֖וּל מֵרְחֹב֥וֹת הַנָּהָֽר׃
NAS: Shaul of Rehoboth by the River
KJV: Shaul of Rehoboth by the river
INT: his place Shaul of Rehoboth the River

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7344
4 Occurrences

mê·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
rə·ḥō·ḇōṯ — 2 Occ.