Lexicon
רָחֵק
ra.cheq
H7369
H:A Hebrew

removed

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Hebrew
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ra.cheq describes people positioned far from God in Psalm 73:27, where that distance is linked with perishing.

The attested use describes people who are far from God; Psalm 73:27 places them in a clause announcing that they will perish.

Senses in use

  1. People far from God · dominant

    In Psalm 73:27, the masculine plural construct form identifies a group in relation to God: the APB renders the clause, "those far from you shall perish," and then speaks of those unfaithful to him.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 73:27, the APB presents the group as "those far from you." This rendering confirms the clause's overall relation without isolating every element of the Hebrew form.

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