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H7340 רְחֹב (Rᵉchôb) rekh-obe'
Hebrew
Noun
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Rehob

Biblical Persons & Places

Rehob Man living at the time of United Monarchy
A man of Zobah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.3; only referred to as Rehob (רְחוֹב); father of Hadadezer.
Rehob Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.11; only referred to as Rehob (רְחוֹב).
Rehob Rehob_2= near Hammath (Hammath@Jos.19.28-1Ch=H2575A)
A location near Hammath only mentioned at Jos.19.28; only referred to as Rehob (רְחוֹב).
Rehob Rehob_3= near Helkath (Helkath@Jos.19.25-1Ch=H2520)
A location near Helkath first mentioned at Jos.19.30; only referred to as Rehob (רְחוֹב).

Strong's Definition

Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite

Derivation: or רְחוֹב; the same as H7339 (רְחֹב);

KJV Usage: Rehob.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Rehob = "broad place"
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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

§ Rehob = "broad place" the northern limit of the exploration of the spies in Canaan; on the road to Hamath

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רְחוֹב / רְחֹב rechôb BDB Definition: Rehob = broad place 1) father of Hadadezer the king of Zobah who was killed by David (noun proper masculine) 2) a Levite who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (noun proper masculine) 3) the northern limit of the exploration of the spies in Canaan; on the road to Hamath (noun proper locative) 4) a town in Asher (noun proper locative) 5) a second town by the same name also in Asher (noun proper locative) Part of Speech: see above in Definition Total KJV Occurrences: 10

Bible Occurrences (10)

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