{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H4801",
  "lemma": "מֶרְחָק",
  "transliteration": "merchâq",
  "definition": "remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar",
  "kjv": "(a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). See also H1023 (בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק).",
  "occurrences": 17,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "builtFrom": [
    {
      "id": "H7368",
      "lemma": "רָחַק",
      "transliteration": "râchaq",
      "meaning": "to widen",
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    }
  ],
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "מֶרְחָק n.m. distant place, distance"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 8:9",
      "text": "Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/8?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 10:3",
      "text": "What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/10?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 13:5",
      "text": "They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/13?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 17:13",
      "text": "The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters, but he will rebuke them, and they will flee far off, and will be…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/17?v=13"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 30:27",
      "text": "Behold, the LORD’s name comes from far away, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke. His lips are full of…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/30?v=27"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 33:17",
      "text": "Your eyes will see the king in his beauty. They will see a distant land.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/33?v=17"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 46:11",
      "text": "I call a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yes, I have spoken. I will also bring…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/46?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 4:16",
      "text": "“Tell the nations, behold, publish against Jerusalem, ‘Watchers come from a far country, and raise their voice against…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/4?v=16"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 5:15",
      "text": "Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far away, house of Israel,” says the LORD. “It is a mighty nation. It is an…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/5?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Jeremiah 6:20",
      "text": "To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/6?v=20"
    }
  ],
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