Word study
Far
17 Hebrew and 6 Greek words behind this English word
The original-language words that the Berean Standard Bible translates with one of these: far, faring. English often uses one word where Hebrew or Greek has several, each with its own shade of meaning. Under each word are verses where it is translated this way; choose the word itself for its full study: every verse, how else it is translated, the forms it takes and what the dictionaries say.
At a glance
How often each original word is translated “far” or one of its forms.
Compare the Hebrew words side by side Compare the Greek words side by side
Hebrew and Aramaic words (Old Testament)
- עַד adas far as, even to, up to, until, whiletranslated this way 49 times of its 1,111 uses · Strong’s H5704Preposition · Translated: until 348, to 278, far 48, forever 43Full study and all 1,024 verses →
Genesis 12:6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Numbers 21:30 But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”
- רָחַק râchaqbe, or become, far, distanttranslated this way 37 times of its 57 uses · Strong’s H7368Verb · Translated: far 19, far away 6, removed 3, remove 3Full study and all 56 verses →
Genesis 44:4 They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
Exodus 8:28 Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
- רָחוֹק râchôqdistant, fartranslated this way 32 times of its 84 uses · Strong’s H7350Adjective · Translated: far 20, afar 13, distant 11, distance 10Full study and all 84 verses →
Deuteronomy 13:7 the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),
Joshua 9:22 Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?
- חָלִילָה châlîlâhfar be ittranslated this way 14 times of its 21 uses · Strong’s H2486Interjection · Translated: Far 14, forbid 3, Never 3, possibly 1Full study and all 19 verses →
Genesis 18:25 Far be it from You to do such a thing — to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
Joshua 22:29 Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
- יְרֵכָה yerêkâhflank, sidetranslated this way 4 times of its 28 uses · Strong’s H3411Noun · Translated: rear 4, ends 3, far 3, two back 2Full study and all 28 verses →
Isaiah 14:13 You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
Ezekiel 38:6 as well as Gomer with all its troops, and Beth-togarmah from the far north with all its troops— the many nations with you.
- עַזָּה AzzâhGazatranslated this way 3 times of its 21 uses · Strong’s H5804Noun · Translated: Gaza 16, far as gaza 3, Ayyah 1, people of gaza 1Full study and all 20 verses →
Genesis 10:19 and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
Deuteronomy 2:23 And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
- פָּנִים pânîmface, beforetranslated this way 2 times of its 1,836 uses · Strong’s H6440Noun · Translated: before 448, face 222, presence 147, before you 123Full study and all 1,671 verses →
Genesis 36:6 Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
- יַרְדֵּן YardênJordantranslated this way 2 times of its 177 uses · Strong’s H3383Noun · Translated: Jordan 168, near the jordan 3, along the jordan 2, far as the jordan 2Full study and all 164 verses →
Joshua 3:1 Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
2 Kings 7:15 And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.
- גְּבוּל gebûlborder, boundary, territorytranslated this way 2 times of its 209 uses · Strong’s H1366Noun · Translated: border 76, territory 55, borders 15, boundary 9Full study and all 185 verses →
Joshua 16:3 Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
2 Chronicles 9:26 He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.
- יָם yâmseatranslated this way 2 times of its 378 uses · Strong’s H3220Noun · Translated: sea 254, west 51, seas 20, west side 7Full study and all 327 verses →
Joshua 24:6 When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen as far as the Red Sea.
Ezekiel 46:19 Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end
- נֶגֶד negedwhat is conspicuous or in fronttranslated this way 2 times of its 142 uses · Strong’s H5048Preposition · Translated: before 24, before me 11, opposite 11, presence 9Full study and all 135 verses →
1 Samuel 26:20 So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
Psalm 10:5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
- הֲלֹם hălômof place, hithertranslated this way 2 times of its 12 uses · Strong’s H1988Adverb · Translated: here 5, far 2Full study and all 12 verses →
2 Samuel 7:18 Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
1 Chronicles 17:16 Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
- אָרַךְ ârakbe longtranslated this way 2 times of its 33 uses · Strong’s H748Verb · Translated: prolong 6, live long 5, long 3, lingered 2Full study and all 33 verses →
1 Kings 8:8 The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
2 Chronicles 5:9 The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
- אֵל êlmotion totranslated this way 2 times of its 4,199 uses · Strong’s H413Preposition · Translated: to 1,941, to me 285, to you 149, to him 137Full study and all 3,455 verses →
- מִן minout of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that nottranslated this way 2 times of its 983 uses · Strong’s H4480Preposition · Translated: from 368, of 68, from me 36, some of 33Full study and all 917 verses →
Job 28:4 Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
- מְאֹד meôdmuchness, force, abundance, exceedinglytranslated this way 2 times of its 195 uses · Strong’s H3966Adverb · Translated: greatly 28, very 12, was very 8, exceedingly 8Full study and all 186 verses →
Psalm 97:9 For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
Isaiah 56:12 “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
- מֶרְחָק merchâqdistant place, distancetranslated this way 2 times of its 18 uses · Strong’s H4801Noun · Translated: distant 6, afar 5Full study and all 18 verses →
Isaiah 17:13 The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.
Jeremiah 8:19 Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?”
Greek words (New Testament)
- μακράν makránfar awaytranslated this way 7 times of its 9 uses · Strong’s G3112Adjective · Translated: far 4, far away 3, distance 1, distant 1Full study and all 9 verses →
Mark 12:34 When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
John 21:8 The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
- πολύς polýsmuch, many, oftentranslated this way 2 times of its 338 uses · Strong’s G4183Adjective · Translated: many 172, great 37, large 32, much 31Full study and all 307 verses →
Matthew 14:24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
Philippians 1:23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- ἀπέχω apéchōI have in full, am far, it is enoughtranslated this way 2 times of its 18 uses · Strong’s G568Verb · Translated: abstain 5, already 3, far 2Full study and all 18 verses →
Matthew 15:8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
Luke 7:6 So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
- ἕως héōsuntil, as far astranslated this way 2 times of its 133 uses · Strong’s G2193Preposition · Translated: until 65, to 31, while 7, long 6Full study and all 126 verses →
Matthew 24:27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Luke 24:50 When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
- πόῤῥω pórrhōfar, far offtranslated this way 2 times of its 3 uses · Strong’s G4206Adverb · Translated: far 2, farther 1Full study and all 3 verses →
Mark 7:6 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
Luke 14:32 And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
- ἄχρι áchrias far as, up to, untiltranslated this way 2 times of its 46 uses · Strong’s G891Preposition · Translated: until 23, to 8, up to 4, far 2Full study and all 46 verses →
Acts 13:6 They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
Acts 28:15 The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
How to study a word well
- Start from the verse, not the dictionary. Find which Hebrew or Greek word stands in the verse you are studying. One English word often translates several different original words.
- Read every place the word is used. A word means what its writers used it to mean. The list of verses and the count by book show its range, and who uses it most.
- Look at how it is translated. A word rendered five different ways has a wider meaning than any one English word can carry.
- Notice the form. A command is not a statement, and a passive verb is something done to the subject. The form in your verse is part of the meaning.
- See what it keeps company with. The words that appear beside it again and again show how the Bible itself connects ideas.
- Then read the dictionaries. They give the considered view of scholars, with their evidence.
- Come back to the verse. Context decides. A word does not carry every one of its meanings into every verse, and where a word came from does not settle what it means in a sentence written centuries later.
Scripture text and translation counts: Berean Standard Bible. Full entry: Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906, public domain), in the digital edition Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced by unfoldingWord (Joel Ruark, J. de Joode), based on data by Eliran Wong and Stephen Ku; its additions are used under CC BY 4.0. Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew-to-English verse numbering: original work of the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible available at https://github.com/openscriptures/morphhb, CC BY 4.0. We reformatted the data, linked the references to this site’s Bible text and left out words in other scripts that the source holds only as images. These are historical reference works; an entry gives its authors’ view, and a word’s meaning in any verse depends on how it is used there.