Rachoq רָחֹק

Rachoq (Hebrew רָחֹק, Strong's H7350) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “distant”. It occurs 84 times in 84 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Rachoq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 22:4
  Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
• Genesis 37:18
  And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.

Exodus

• Exodus 2:4
  And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
• Exodus 20:18
  And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
• Exodus 20:21
  And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
• Exodus 24:1
  And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.

Numbers

• Numbers 9:10
  Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord.“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 13:7
  Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),
• Deuteronomy 20:15
  Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.This is how you are to treat all the cities that are far away from you and do not belong to the nations nearby.
• Deuteronomy 28:49
  The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,
• Deuteronomy 29:22
  So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the Lord hath laid upon it;Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.
• Deuteronomy 30:11
  For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.

Joshua

• Joshua 3:4
  Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore.But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”
• Joshua 9:6
  And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”
• Joshua 9:9
  And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
• Joshua 9:22
  And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

Judges

• Judges 18:7
  Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
• Judges 18:28
  And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth–rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 26:13
  Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:Then David crossed to the other side and stood atop the mountain at a distance; there was a wide gulf between them.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 7:19
  And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 8:41
  Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—
• 1 Kings 8:46
  If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 2:7
  And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.
• 2 Kings 19:25
  Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
• 2 Kings 20:14
  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 17:17
  And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 6:32
  Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
• 2 Chronicles 6:36
  If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,
• 2 Chronicles 26:15
  And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.

Ezra

• Ezra 3:13
  So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 4:19
  And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
• Nehemiah 12:43
  Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.

Esther

• Esther 9:20
  And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,

Job

• Job 2:12
  And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
• Job 36:3
  I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
• Job 36:25
  Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.
• Job 39:25
  He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar— the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
• Job 39:29
  From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar.

Psalms

• Psalm 10:1
  Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
• Psalm 22:1
  My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
• Psalm 38:11
  My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
• Psalm 65:5
  By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
• Psalm 119:155
  Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
• Psalm 139:2
  Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 7:19
  For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
• Proverbs 15:29
  The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
• Proverbs 27:10
  Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
• Proverbs 31:10
  Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 7:23
  All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
• Ecclesiastes 7:24
  That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?

Isaiah

• Isaiah 5:26
  And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!
• Isaiah 22:3
  All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.
• Isaiah 22:11
  Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.
• Isaiah 23:7
  Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.Is this your jubilant city, whose origin is from antiquity, whose feet have taken her to settle far away?
• Isaiah 25:1
  O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders— plans formed long ago— in perfect faithfulness.
• Isaiah 33:13
  Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
• Isaiah 37:26
  Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.
• Isaiah 39:3
  Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
• Isaiah 43:6
  I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
• Isaiah 46:12
  Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
• Isaiah 49:1
  Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
• Isaiah 49:12
  Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
• Isaiah 57:9
  And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.
• Isaiah 57:19
  I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
• Isaiah 59:14
  And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
• Isaiah 60:4
  Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
• Isaiah 60:9
  Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
• Isaiah 66:19
  And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 12:2
  Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
• Jeremiah 23:23
  Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”
• Jeremiah 25:26
  And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.
• Jeremiah 30:10
  Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
• Jeremiah 31:3
  The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.
• Jeremiah 46:27
  But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
• Jeremiah 48:24
  And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
• Jeremiah 51:50
  Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 6:12
  He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.He who is far off will die by the plague, he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains will die by famine. So I will vent My fury upon them.
• Ezekiel 12:27
  Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’
• Ezekiel 22:5
  Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed.Those near and far will mock you, O infamous city, full of turmoil.

Daniel

• Daniel 9:7
  O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.

Joel

• Joel 3:8
  And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it.I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.

Micah

• Micah 4:3
  And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 1:8
  Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 6:15
  And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).