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rāḥav רָחַב ‘to enlarge’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

rāḥav v
1) to be or grow wide, be or grow large
 1a) (Qal) to be widened, be enlarged
 1b) (Niphal) broad or roomy pasture (participle)
 1c) (Hiphil)
  1c1) to make large
  1c2) to enlarge

Mentioned in Genesis 26:22 Exodus 34:24 Deuteronomy 19:8, 12:20, 33:20 1 Samuel 2:1 2 Samuel 22:37 Isaiah 30:23, 57:8, 54:2, 60:5, 57:4, 30:33, 5:14 Ezekiel 41:7 Amos 1:13 Micah 1:16 Habakkuk 2:5 Psalms 4:2, 81:11, 35:21, 119:32, 25:17, 18:37 Proverbs 18:16

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