רְחַבְיָ֣ה
𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤉𐤄
Rechaveyah
Rehabiah
A personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) has enlarged' or 'Adonai has made broad.' Refers to several individuals in Israelite genealogical records, typically denoting someone for whom the divine name Yah(weh) is credited with expansion—either of family, inheritance, or circumstance. The name may be expressive of hope or gratitude for divine blessing, especially regarding posterity or success.
1 Chronicles 23:17 · Word #4
Lexicon H7345
| Lemma | רְחַבְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Rechaveyah |
| Strong's | H7345 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'Yah(weh) has enlarged' or 'Adonai has made broad.' Refers to several individuals in Israelite genealogical records, typically denoting someone for whom the divine name Yah(weh) is credited with expansion—either of family, inheritance, or circumstance. The name may be expressive of hope or gratitude for divine blessing, especially regarding posterity or success. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Rehabiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7345-02
Yah Has Enlarged
| Morphological Notes | Masculine proper name (singular); theophoric compound of רחב with the suffix יָהּ ('Yah'), indicating divine agency in a verbal-name construction. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root רחב ('to widen, enlarge') with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah), expressing a completed divine action. The rendering preserves both the root’s expansion imagery and the explicit reference to Yah as the acting subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Rechaveyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Yah-has-enlarged |