mer.chaq denotes spatial remoteness: a far-off place, source, destination, or expanse of land.

The attested use consistently marks spatial remoteness, whether people or things come from a far place, are sent or flee away, or a land extends into the distance. Singular and plural forms occur in descriptions of distant lands, places, and points of origin or destination.

1. Spatial remoteness and far-off places · dominant

   The noun marks a remote location or spatial separation: in Isaiah 13:5 the APB renders an arriving force as coming “from a land of distance,” while Jeremiah 5:15 describes a nation brought “from afar.” It also frames movement or reach across space, as Proverbs 31:14 portrays food brought “from a distance,” and Isaiah 33:17 depicts a land that “stretches far.”

   Isaiah 13:5Jeremiah 5:15Proverbs 31:14Isaiah 33:17Ezekiel 23:40Zechariah 10:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB varies among “from afar,” “a distant land,” “far country,” “distant places,” and “from a distance.” These renderings confirm the verses’ spatial setting rather than fixing a separate meaning for each wording.