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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1023. בֵּית (beth hammerchaq) -- House of distance; place far away</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1023.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_samuel/15-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1023.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1023</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1022.htm" title="1022">◄</a> 1023. beth hammerchaq <a href="../hebrew/1024.htm" title="1024">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">beth hammerchaq: House of distance; place far away</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>beth hammerchaq<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bayth ham-mer-khak<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bayth ham-mer-khawk')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>House of distance; place far away<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Beth-ham-Merchak<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and מֶרְחָק (merchaq, meaning "distance" or "far place").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent concept might be found in terms like ἀποδημία (apodemia, meaning "a journey to a distant country") or ἀποδημέω (apodemeo, meaning "to go abroad" or "to be away").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "beth hammerchaq" refers to a location that is distant or far removed. In a biblical context, it can denote a place that is physically remote or metaphorically distant, such as a place of exile or separation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the concept of distance was not only geographical but also spiritual and relational. Being far from one's homeland or community often implied a sense of exile or alienation. The Israelites, during periods of captivity or dispersion, would have understood "beth hammerchaq" as a place of longing and separation from the presence of God and the community of faith.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>see <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> and <a href="/hebrew/4801.htm">merchaq</a>.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָק</font> possibly <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>house or settlement on bank of Kidron</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15-17.htm">2 Samuel 15:17</a> (RV <em>Beth-merhak</em>, compare MV RVm <em>Far House</em>; Ew The Ke Sta <em>the last house</em> of the city). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Beth-ham-Merchak, a place in Palestine -- place that was far off<p>From <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> and <a href="/hebrew/4801.htm">merchaq</a> with the article interposed; house of the breadth; Beth-ham-Merchak, a place in Palestine -- place that was far off. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm">bayith</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4801.htm">merchaq</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ המרחק׃ ham·mer·ḥāq hammerChak hammerḥāq<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/15-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 15:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ בֵּ֥ית <b> הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> after stopped <span class="itali">Beth-ham-Merchak</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1023.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1023.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1023<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hammerchak_1023.htm">ham·mer·ḥāq — 1 Occ.</a><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1022.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1022"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1022" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1024.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1024"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1024" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>