Beyth ham-Merchaq — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק
בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק
Bêyth ham-Merchâq · pronounced bayth ham-mer-khawk' · Strong's H1023 · a place
Beyth ham-Merchaq means house of the breadth.
Built from
בַּיִת bayith (from, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) open in the lexicon ›
מֶרְחָק merchâq (and, H4801) — remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H1004 and H4801 with the article interposed; house of the breadth; Beth-ham-Merchak, a place in Palestine.
First appearance
2Sam 15:17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. (KJV)
Every verse that names Beyth ham-Merchaq
1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Samuel
2Sam 15:17
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