Lexicon
רְחִיק
ra.chiq
H7352
A:A Hebrew

far

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ra.chiq describes keeping at a distance from a specified place in Ezra 6:6.

The attested use describes being kept at a distance from a specified place: Ezra 6:6 addresses named officials and directs them away from there.

Senses in use

  1. Keeping at a distance from a place · dominant

    In Ezra 6:6, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in a directive addressed to Tattenai, Shethar-Bozenai, and their companions concerning a location. The APB renders the clause, "keep far from there," confirming a spatial instruction to remain away.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:6, the APB presents the clause as "keep far from there." This wording confirms the clause's spatial directive without isolating a precise English equivalent for the term.

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