Rachav (רחב) means broad in Hebrew.
It can also mean wide. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
broad, wide
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rachav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל שטח גדול, שהמרחק בין שני קצותיו גדול.
כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יהוה – כּוֹס אֲחוֹתֵךְ תִּשְׁתִּי, הָעֲמֻקָּה וְהָרְחָבָה; תִּהְיֶה לִצְחֹק וּלְלַעַג, מִרְבָּה לְהָכִיל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rachav is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- רָחָב
- Written without vowel points
- רחב
- Said
- rachav
- Root
- ר־ח־ב
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- רְחָבִים
- Feminine form
- רְחָבָה
- Inflections
- נ' רְחָבָה, ר' רְחָבִים, נ"ר רְחָבוֹת, רְחַב־
- Gematria
- 210
This is how Rachav is said in other languages.
- English
- broad, wide
- Arabic
- عريض, واسع
- Russian
- широкий
- French
- large
- Spanish
- ancho, amplio
- German
- breit, weit
These words mean the opposite of Rachav.
- צר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Rachav.
The word Rachav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- רחב לב
- פס רחב
- רחב נפש
- רחב ידיים
- רחב היקף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Rachav comes from the root ר־ח־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Rachav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rachav.
What does Rachav (רחב) mean in Hebrew?
Rachav (רחב) means broad and wide. It is said rachav, with the stress on chav.
What is the opposite of Rachav (רחב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Rachav (רחב) are צר.
What rhymes with Rachav (רחב)?
Words that rhyme with Rachav (רחב) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רחב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.