# H1023 בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק

בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק (Bêyth ham-Merchâq), Strong’s H1023: Beth-ham-Merchak, a place in Palestine KJV: place that was far off.. Occurs 2 times.

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*Bêyth ham-Merchâq* — Beth-ham-Merchak, a place in Palestine

KJV: place that was far off.

Built from [בַּיִת bayith](https://besorah.bible/word/H1004) (a house) + [מֶרְחָק merchâq](https://besorah.bible/word/H4801) (remoteness) — means “house of the breadth”

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק possibly n.pr.loc. house or settlement on bank of Kidron 2 S 15:17

## Where it occurs
- [2 Samuel 15:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/15?v=17) — The king went out, and all the people after him; and they stayed in Beth Merhak.