Broad
Broad
brod (, rohabh, width; , rehobh, a broadway, street, court; , euruchoros, spacious): Occurs frequently as a term of dimension (Exo 27:1; 1Ki 6:6; Eze 40:6, Eze 40:43 the Revised Version (British and American), handbreadth long) and as indicative of strength (Neh 3:8; Jer 51:58). The centers of communal life are called the broad places, often rendered streets (Jer 5:1; Son 3:2; Nah 2:4). A court before the temple: the broad place on the east (the King James Version the east street, 2Ch 29:4); broad plates (Num 16:38, Num 16:39, the Revised Version (British and American) beaten).
Figurative: Relief from distress: Yea, he would have allured thee out of (Hebrew the mouth of) distress into a broad place (Job 36:16); the liberty of obedience or liberty within the law (Psa 119:96, broad, roomy, at liberty); the all-sufficiency of God for His people (Isa 33:21). Jerusalem could not boast of a river or navy – Yahweh’s presence with and within her would more than supply these deficiencies; the road to destruction: Broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction (Mat 7:13); the ostentatious piety of the Pharisees: They make broad (, platuno, widen) their phylacteries (Mat 23:5). See CITY; GATE.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Broad
Job 36:16 (a) By this is declared the liberty, largeness, and freedom of that one who is blessed by the Lord.
Mat 7:13 (a) Here is indicated the widespread popularity of the path that leads to hell.
Mat 23:5 (a) This indicates the desire of the hypocrite to advertise his pious character.