Lexical Definition

‎רְחֹב‎ Rᵉchôb (rekh-obe') Rehob ^N:N--L
or רְחוֹב Rᵉchôwb (rekh-obe'); the same as ‎רְחֹב‎

Rehob.

• § Rehob = "broad place"
• Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite

n pr m
1) father of Hadadezer the king of Zobah who was killed by David
2) a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
n pr loc
3) the northern limit of the exploration of the spies in Canaan; on the road to Hamath
4) a town in Asher
5) a second town by the same name also in Asher

Extended Information

name of: בֵּית רְחוֹב

• Rehob = "broad place"
• the northern limit of the exploration of the spies in Canaan; on the road to Hamath
• Another name of bet re.chov (‎ב‎ֵּ‎ית‎־‎ר‎ְ‎חו‎ֹ‎ב‎ "Beth-rehob" בֵּית רְחוֹב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎רְחוֺב‎, ‎רְחֹב‎ proper name Ρααβ, Ροωβ, etc.:

1. (compare Lag^{BN 56 f.}) location: a. towards Hamath, ‎רְחוֺב‎ 2Sam 10:8 (ᵐ5^L Βαιθρααβ), ‎רְחֹב‎ Num 13:21 (P); = ‎׳‎‎בֵּית ר‎ q. v. p. 112 (also ᵐ5 1Sam 14:47 Βαιθεωρ, ᵐ5^L Βαιθροωβι).
b. ‎רְחב‎ in Asher: (1) Josh 19:28 (P); (2) [perhaps = (1)], vJosh 19:30 (P), Judg 1:31, Levitical city Josh 21:31 (P) = 1Chr 6:60* Egyptian Raµubu, north of Kishon, WMM^{As.u.Eur.153.}

2. masculine: a. Aramaic name, ‎רְחֹב‎ 2Sam 8:3; 2Sam 8:12.
b. post-exilic Levite, ‎רְחוֺב‎ Neh 10:12*.

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