Quick Definition
distant
Strong's Definition
remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
Derivation: or רָחֹק; from H7368 (רָחַק);
KJV Usage: (a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
TWOT Reference: 2151b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רָחֹק (ra.choq) — distant. adj 1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones 1a) of distance, time n m 2) distance 2a) from a distance (with prep) Aramaic equivalent: ra.chiq (רְחִיק "far" H7352)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · רחק
Space | ≠ קָרֹוב
far, distant, distance = state in which humans or objects are located in a place that is at a relatively great distance from the point of reference
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Complicated
profound, unsearchable, difficult literally: far; hence: = state in which a situation is hard to comprehend
Dissociate
far, distant (from someone) literally: far (from someone else); hence: = state in which deities are no longer associating with humans, ◄ as if they have distanced themselves
Non-Engage
far (from doing something) literally: (to be) far (from an action); hence: = state in which deities do not seem to be willing or able to engage in any way
Non-Engage
(an event is) far, elusive literally: (an event is) far (from someone); hence: = state in which it seems unlikely for humans to experience a certain event
Great
far more literally: far (from a certain value); hence: = state in which a person is considerably more valuable than something else
Hate
to be far from (someone's) heart literally: to be far from (one's) kidneys; hence: = state in which humans have little to no affection for a deity
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רָחֹק, רָחוֹק adj. distant, far, et n.m. distance base