ra.chav denotes spatial extent, whether an unconfined place or the earth's expanse.

The two occurrences portray spatial extent: an unconfined setting beneath deliverance from distress in Job 36:16 and the earth's expanse in Job 38:18.

1. Spatial extent or expanse · dominant

   In Job 36:16, the singular absolute noun occurs in the statement that there is no constraint beneath the place drawn out from distress; the APB renders the clause with “breadth.” In Job 38:18, the plural construct form occurs in the question about comprehending the earth's expanse; the APB renders “the expanse of the earth.”

   Job 36:16Job 38:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the noun as “breadth” in Job 36:16 and as “the expanse of the earth” in Job 38:18. These renderings confirm the clauses' spatial imagery without fixing a finer distinction.