Rehoboth
/rɪˈhoʊbəθ/noun
A biblical place-name meaning a broad or spacious place, also used for several modern towns and cities.
Did you know?In Genesis 26:22, Isaac names Rehoboth after God grants him room to prosper, making the name an ancient image of expansion after conflict.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*r-ḥ-b
“To be broad, spacious, or make room”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
רָחַב (rāḥav)
“To become broad or spacious”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
רְחֹבוֹת (Reḥōvōth)
“Broad places or open spaces; a place-name in Genesis”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Septuagint Greek
Ροωβώθ (Rhoōbōth)
“Transliteration of the biblical place-name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Rehoboth
“Biblical place-name preserved in Latin biblical tradition”
Modern English
English
Rehoboth
“A biblical name and geographical proper noun, used for places including Rehoboth Beach and Rehoboth, South Africa”