Rᵉchôb — H7340

Definition

masculine proper noun

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

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

Usually translated as

Rehob

Origin

or Rᵉchôwb; the same as H7339

• Same as Rᵉchôb (H7339)

Occurrences

Rᵉchôb occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Joshua (3), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Numbers 13:21 — So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob (רְחֹ֖ב), as men come to Hamath.
• Joshua 19:28 — And Hebron, and Rehob (וּרְחֹ֖ב), and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;
• Joshua 19:30 — Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob (וּרְחֹ֑ב): twenty and two cities with their villages.
• Joshua 21:31 — Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob (רְחֹ֖ב) with her suburbs; four cities.
• Judges 1:31 — Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob (רְחֹֽב):
• 2 Samuel 8:3 — David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob (רְחֹ֖ב), king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
• 2 Samuel 8:12 — Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob (רְחֹ֖ב), king of Zobah.
• 2 Samuel 10:8 — And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob (וּרְחוֹב֙), and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
• 1 Chronicles 6:75 — And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob (רְחֹ֖ב) with her suburbs:
• Nehemiah 10:11 — Micha, Rehob (רְח֖וֹב), Hashabiah,