Strong's Concordance
Original word: מֶרְחָק
Transliteration: merchaq
Definition (short): afar
Definition (full): remoteness, a distant place, from afar
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: from rachaq
Definition: distant place, distance
NASB Translation: afar (5), afar off (1), distant (3), far (3), far away (1), far countries (1), far-distant (1), last (1), remote place (1), remote places (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
From rachaq; remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar -- (a-, dwell in, very) far (country, off). See also Beyth ham-Merchaq.
see HEBREW rachaq
see HEBREW Beyth ham-Merchaq
References
KJV:
And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off.
NASB:
The king went out and all the people with him, and they stopped at the last house.
KJV:
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
NASB:
For though the LORD is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.
KJV:
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
NASB:
Like cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a distant land.
KJV:
She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
NASB:
She is like merchant ships; She brings her food from afar.
KJV:
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
NASB:
"Be broken, O peoples, and be shattered; And give ear, all remote places of the earth. Gird yourselves, yet be shattered; Gird yourselves, yet be shattered.