7392. rakab

Strong's Lexicon

rakab: To ride, to mount, to be carried

Original Word: רָכַב
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: rakab
Pronunciation: rah-KAHV
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-kab')
Definition: To ride, to mount, to be carried
Meaning: to ride, to place upon, to despatch

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1912 (epibainō): To go upon, to mount

- G2523 (kathizō): To sit down, to set, to appoint

Usage: The Hebrew verb "rakab" primarily means "to ride" or "to mount." It is used in the context of riding animals such as horses, donkeys, or camels, as well as riding in chariots. The term can also imply being carried or transported by a vehicle or animal. In a broader sense, it can denote the act of traveling or moving from one place to another.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel and the surrounding cultures, riding animals and chariots were common modes of transportation, especially for those in positions of power or wealth. Horses and chariots were often associated with military strength and royal authority. The ability to ride was a valuable skill, and chariots were considered advanced military technology. The imagery of riding is frequently used in the Bible to convey power, speed, and authority.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to mount and ride, ride
NASB Translation
carried (2), carried him in a chariot (1), chariot (1), drove (1), harness (1), horseman* (2), lead (1), led (1), mounted (4), pace (1), placed (1), put (2), ridden (2), ride (17), rider (7), riders (5), rides (5), riding (15), rode (9), rode in a chariot (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רָכַב verb mount and ride, ride (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian rakâbu, Arabic Aramaic דְכֵיב , all id.; compare Zinjirli רכב war-chariot, proper name, of divinity רכבאל (Cook¹⁰⁸); Sabean רכבהו = his rider Mordtm^{Him. Inschr.25} (of horse; but his trappings CIS^{iv, no. 306, 5}); Ethiopic is attain, acquire); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ר Esther 6:8; 2masculine singular רָכַבְתָּ Numbers 22:30; 3plural רָֽכְבוּ 1 Samuel 30:17; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְכַּב Leviticus 15:9, etc.; Imperative masculine singular רְכַב Psalm 45:5; Infinitive construct לִרְכֹּב 2 Samuel 16:2; 2 Kings 4:24; Participle active רֹכֵב absolute Numbers 22:22 +, construct Amos 2:15; suffix רֹכְבוֺ Genesis 49:17 +; feminine singular absolute רֹכֶ֫בֶת 1 Samuel 25:30; masculine plural רֹכְבִים Judges 10:4 +, etc.; —

1 mount, mount and sit, or ride, with עֵל of camel Genesis 24:61 (J), 1 Samuel 30:17, of ass (חֲמוֺר) 1 Samuel 25:42,20; 2 Samuel 16:2 (עַל object omitted), 2 Samuel 19:27; 1 Kings 13:13, of mule (מֶּרֶד) 2 Samuel 13:29; absolute of mounting (and riding in) chariot 1 Kings 18:45; 2 Kings 9:16.

2 ride, be riding

c. עַל of mule (מֶּרֶד) 2 Samuel 18:9, of ass, אָתוֺן Numbers 22:22 (J), so (עַל object omitted) 2 Kings 4:24, of חֲמוֺר Zechariah 9:9, of hose Zechariah 1:8; with עַלאֶֿרְכָּב (see ׳מ) Leviticus 15:9; with ב of animal (בְּהֵמָה) Nehemiah 2:12; ב of chariotry and horses Jeremiah 17:25 = Jeremiah 22:4; absolute (perhaps In chariot) Psalm 45:5 ride on ! ride (habitually) with עַל of אָתוֺןNumbers 22:30 (J), of עֲיָרִים Judges 10:4; Judges 12:14, of סוּס Hosea 14:4 (figurative of alliance with Egypt), Jeremiah 6:23; Jeremiah 50:42; Esther 6:8; Habakkuk 3:8 (figurative of ׳י; possibly Add suffix reference to יָם, compare Deuteronomy 33:26), עַלקַֿל ("" סוּס) Isaiah 30:16; of ׳י, עַלכְּֿרוּב 2 Samuel 22:11 = Psalm 18:11, עַלעָֿב קַל Isaiah 19:1, with accusative שָׁמַיִם ride through Deuteronomy 33:26, but also with ב location in, through, Psalm 68:5; Psalm 68:34.

3 participle רֹכֵב etc., as substantive, rider: רֹכְבֵי אֲתֹנוֺת Judges 5:10; (ה)סוּס ׳ר Amos 2:15; 2 Kings 9:18,19; Ezekiel 23:23; Ezekiel 38:15; Zechariah 10:5, so (appositive מָּרָשִׁים) Ezekiel 23:6,12; suffix of סוּס Genesis 49:17; Exodus 15:1,21; Jeremiah 51:21a Zechariah 12:4; Job 39:18; Haggai 2:22b; עַל of סוּס 2 Kings 18:23 = Isaiah 36:8; רֹכְבֵי רֶכֶשׁ Esther 8:10,14; suffix of chariot Jeremiah 51:21b Haggai 2:22.

Hiph`il Perfect2masculine singular הִרְכַּבְתָּ Psalm 66:12, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיַדְכֵּב Genesis 41:43; 2 Kings 13:16, suffix יַרְכִּבֵהוּ Deuteronomy 32:13, etc.; imperative masculine singular הַרְכֵּב 2 Kings 13:16; —

1 cause to (mount and) ride: with accusative of person + עַל of חֲמוֺר Exodus 4:20 (J), of מִּרְדָּה 1 Kings 1:33,38,44, of סוּס Esther 6:9, cf. (עַלסֿוּס omitted) Esther 6:11; with accusative of person + ב of chariot Genesis 41:43 (E), 2 Kings 10:16; ב of chariot omitted 2 Kings 9:28; 2 Kings 23:30 = (with עַלרֶֿכֶב) 2 Chronicles 35:24; figurative Job 30:22 (that is, on the wind); with accusative of thing + אֶלעֲֿגָלָה 2 Samuel 6:3 = 1 Chronicles 13:7; figurative, with accusative of person + עַל location (עלבֿמותי ארץ) Deuteronomy 32:13 so Isaiah 58:14, + לְראֹשֵׁנוּ Psalm 66:12 over our heads.

2 cause to draw (plough, etc.) Hosea 10:11, object Ephraim Under figure of heifer.

3 figurative (עַלהַֿקֶּשֶׁת) הַרְכֵּב יָָֽדְךָ 2 Kings 13:16 (twice in verse); cause hand to ride upon (grasp) bow.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bring on horseback, carry, get oneself up, on horseback

A primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch -- bring (on (horse-)back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-)back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.

Forms and Transliterations

אַרְכִּ֤יב ארכיב הִרְכַּ֥בְתָּ הַרְכֵּ֤ב הרכב הרכבת וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב וְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּ וְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָ וְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ וְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔ם וְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָ וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ וְרֹכְב֖וֹ וְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃ וְרֹכֵ֣ב וַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּ וַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮ וַיִּרְכַּ֖ב וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב וַיִּרְכַּ֤ב וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב וַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙ וַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּ וַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּ וַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּ וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּ וַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּ וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙ וַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּ וַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיַּרְכֵּ֖ב וַיַּרְכֵּ֣ב וַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙ וַתִּרְכַּב֙ וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃ וארכב והרכבתיך והרכבתם והרכיבהו וירכב וירכבהו וירכבו וירכבם וירכיבהו וירכיבו ולרכבו׃ ורכב ורכבו ורכבו׃ ורכביה ורכביהם ותרכב ותרכבנה יִרְכַּ֥ב יִרְכָּ֑בוּ יַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙ ירכב ירכבהו ירכבו לִרְכֹּ֔ב לִרְכֹּ֗ב לָ֭רֹכֵב לָרֹכֵ֣ב לרכב נִרְכָּ֔ב נרכב רְכַ֗ב רָכְב֥וּ רָכַ֣בְתָּ רָכַ֤ב רֹֽכְבִים֙ רֹכְב֖וֹ רֹכְבִ֖ים רֹכְבִ֣ים ׀ רֹכְבִ֤ים רֹכְבִ֥ים רֹכְבֵ֖י רֹכְבֵ֣י רֹכְבֵ֤י רֹכְבֵ֥י רֹכְבֵי֩ רֹכֵ֣ב רֹכֵ֤ב רֹכֵ֥ב רֹכֵ֨ב רֹכֵב֙ רֹכֶ֣בֶת רכב רכבו רכבי רכבים רכבת תִרְכַּב֙ תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִי תרכב תרכיבני ’ar·kîḇ ’arkîḇ arKiv har·kêḇ harkêḇ harKev hir·kaḇ·tā hirkaḇtā hirKavta lā·rō·ḵêḇ laroChev lārōḵêḇ lir·kōḇ lirKo lirkōḇ nir·kāḇ nirkāḇ nirKav rā·ḵaḇ rā·ḵaḇ·tā rā·ḵə·ḇū raChav raChavta racheVu rāḵaḇ rāḵaḇtā rāḵəḇū rə·ḵaḇ reChav rəḵaḇ rō·ḵə·ḇê rō·ḵe·ḇeṯ rō·ḵə·ḇîm rō·ḵə·ḇōw rō·ḵêḇ roChev rocheVei roChevet rocheVim rocheVo rōḵêḇ rōḵəḇê rōḵeḇeṯ rōḵəḇîm rōḵəḇōw tar·kî·ḇê·nî tarkîḇênî tarkiVeni ṯir·kaḇ ṯirkaḇ tirKav ū·lə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw uleRocheVo ūlərōḵəḇōw vaiyarKev vaiyarkiVehu vaiyarkiVem vaiyarKivu vaiyarkiVuhu vaiyirKav vaiyirkeVu vattirKav vattirKavnah veerKav vehirkavTem vehirkavTicha vehirkiVuhu veroChev veRocheVeiha veRocheveiHem verocheVo wat·tir·kaḇ wat·tir·kaḇ·nāh wattirkaḇ wattirkaḇnāh way·yar·kêḇ way·yar·kî·ḇê·hū way·yar·ki·ḇêm way·yar·ki·ḇū way·yar·kî·ḇū way·yar·ki·ḇu·hū way·yar·kî·ḇu·hū way·yir·kaḇ way·yir·kə·ḇū wayyarkêḇ wayyarkîḇêhū wayyarkiḇêm wayyarkiḇū wayyarkîḇū wayyarkiḇuhū wayyarkîḇuhū wayyirkaḇ wayyirkəḇū wə’erkaḇ wə·’er·kaḇ wə·hir·kaḇ·tem wə·hir·kaḇ·tî·ḵā wə·hir·kî·ḇu·hū wə·rō·ḵə·ḇe·hā wə·rō·ḵə·ḇê·hem wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw wə·rō·ḵêḇ wəhirkaḇtem wəhirkaḇtîḵā wəhirkîḇuhū wərōḵêḇ wərōḵəḇehā wərōḵəḇêhem wərōḵəḇōw yar·ki·ḇê·hū yarkiḇêhū yarkiVehu yir·kā·ḇū yir·kaḇ yirkaḇ yirkāḇū yirKav yirKavu

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 24:61
HEB: רִבְקָ֜ה וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֗יהָ וַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙ עַל־ הַגְּמַלִּ֔ים
NAS: with her maids, and they mounted the camels
KJV: and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels,
INT: Rebekah her maids mounted and the camels

Genesis 41:43
HEB: וַיַּרְכֵּ֣ב אֹת֗וֹ בְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶת
NAS: He had him ride in his second chariot;
KJV: And he made him to ride in the second
INT: ride chariot his second

Genesis 49:17
HEB: ס֔וּס וַיִּפֹּ֥ל רֹכְב֖וֹ אָחֽוֹר׃
NAS: heels, So that his rider falls
KJV: heels, so that his rider shall fall
INT: the horse's falls his rider backward

Exodus 4:20
HEB: וְאֶת־ בָּנָ֗יו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙ עַֽל־ הַחֲמֹ֔ר
NAS: and his sons and mounted them on a donkey,
KJV: and his sons, and set them upon an ass,
INT: his wife and his sons and mounted on A donkey

Exodus 15:1
HEB: גָּאָ֔ה ס֥וּס וְרֹכְב֖וֹ רָמָ֥ה בַיָּֽם׃
NAS: The horse and its rider He has hurled
KJV: the horse and his rider hath he thrown
INT: exalted the horse rider has hurled the sea

Exodus 15:21
HEB: גָּאָ֔ה ס֥וּס וְרֹכְב֖וֹ רָמָ֥ה בַיָּֽם׃
NAS: The horse and his rider He has hurled
KJV: the horse and his rider hath he thrown
INT: exalted the horse and his rider has hurled the sea

Leviticus 15:9
HEB: הַמֶּרְכָּ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִרְכַּ֥ב עָלָ֛יו הַזָּ֖ב
NAS: the person with the discharge rides becomes unclean.
KJV: And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue
INT: saddle which rides with the discharge

Numbers 22:22
HEB: ל֑וֹ וְהוּא֙ רֹכֵ֣ב עַל־ אֲתֹנ֔וֹ
NAS: as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey
KJV: for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass,
INT: an adversary now he was riding on his donkey

Numbers 22:30
HEB: אֲתֹֽנְךָ֜ אֲשֶׁר־ רָכַ֣בְתָּ עָלַ֗י מֵעֽוֹדְךָ֙
NAS: on which you have ridden all
KJV: [Am] not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since [I was] thine unto this day?
INT: your donkey which have ridden and your life

Deuteronomy 32:13
HEB: יַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙ עַל־ [בָּמֹותֵי
NAS: He made him ride on the high places
KJV: He made him ride on the high places
INT: ride and height

Deuteronomy 33:26
HEB: כָּאֵ֖ל יְשֻׁר֑וּן רֹכֵ֤ב שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ בְעֶזְרֶ֔ךָ
NAS: of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens
KJV: of Jeshurun, [who] rideth upon the heaven
INT: the God of Jeshurun rides the heavens to your help

Judges 5:10
HEB: רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת
NAS: You who ride on white donkeys,
KJV: Speak, ye that ride on white asses,
INT: ride donkeys white

Judges 10:4
HEB: שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
NAS: sons who rode on thirty
KJV: sons that rode on thirty
INT: thirty sons rode on thirty

Judges 12:14
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים רֹכְבִ֖ים עַל־ שִׁבְעִ֣ים
NAS: grandsons who rode on seventy
KJV: nephews, that rode on threescore and ten
INT: grandsons sons rode on seventy

1 Samuel 25:20
HEB: וְהָיָ֞ה הִ֣יא ׀ רֹכֶ֣בֶת עַֽל־ הַחֲמ֗וֹר
NAS: It came about as she was riding on her donkey
KJV: And it was [so, as] she rode on the ass,
INT: came she was riding on her donkey

1 Samuel 25:42
HEB: וַתָּ֣קָם אֲבִיגַ֗יִל וַתִּרְכַּב֙ עַֽל־ הַחֲמ֔וֹר
NAS: arose, and rode on a donkey,
KJV: and arose, and rode upon an ass,
INT: arose Abigail and rode on A donkey

1 Samuel 30:17
HEB: נַ֛עַר אֲשֶׁר־ רָכְב֥וּ עַל־ הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים
NAS: young men who rode on camels and fled.
KJV: men, which rode upon camels,
INT: young who rode on camels

2 Samuel 6:3
HEB: וַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּ אֶת־ אֲר֤וֹן
NAS: They placed the ark of God
KJV: And they set the ark of God
INT: placed the ark of God

2 Samuel 13:29
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּ אִ֥ישׁ עַל־
NAS: and each mounted his mule
KJV: and every man gat him up upon his mule,
INT: sons the king's mounted and each and

2 Samuel 16:2
HEB: לְבֵית־ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לִרְכֹּ֗ב [וּלְהַלֶּחֶם כ]
NAS: household to ride, and the bread
KJV: household to ride on; and the bread
INT: household the king's to ride bread and summer

2 Samuel 18:9
HEB: דָוִ֑ד וְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹם רֹכֵ֣ב עַל־ הַפֶּ֗רֶד
NAS: For Absalom was riding on [his] mule,
KJV: And Absalom rode upon a mule,
INT: of David Absalom was riding on mule

2 Samuel 19:26
HEB: לִּי֩ הַחֲמ֨וֹר וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ
NAS: a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go
KJV: me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go
INT: will saddle A donkey may ride on and go

2 Samuel 22:11
HEB: וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב עַל־ כְּר֖וּב
NAS: And He rode on a cherub and flew;
KJV: And he rode upon a cherub,
INT: rode on A cherub

1 Kings 1:33
HEB: עַבְדֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙ אֶת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה
NAS: Solomon ride on my own mule,
KJV: my son to ride upon mine own mule,
INT: the servants of your lord ride Solomon my son

1 Kings 1:38
HEB: וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔י וַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙ אֶת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
NAS: and had Solomon ride on King
KJV: and caused Solomon to ride upon king
INT: captains and the Pelethites ride Solomon and

78 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7392
78 Occurrences

’ar·kîḇ — 1 Occ.
har·kêḇ — 1 Occ.
hir·kaḇ·tā — 1 Occ.
lā·rō·ḵêḇ — 2 Occ.
lir·kōḇ — 2 Occ.
nir·kāḇ — 2 Occ.
rā·ḵaḇ — 1 Occ.
rā·ḵaḇ·tā — 1 Occ.
rā·ḵə·ḇū — 1 Occ.
rə·ḵaḇ — 1 Occ.
rō·ḵêḇ — 8 Occ.
rō·ḵə·ḇê — 8 Occ.
rō·ḵe·ḇeṯ — 1 Occ.
rō·ḵə·ḇîm — 7 Occ.
rō·ḵə·ḇōw — 1 Occ.
tar·kî·ḇê·nî — 1 Occ.
ṯir·kaḇ — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw — 1 Occ.
way·yar·kêḇ — 2 Occ.
way·yar·kî·ḇê·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yar·ki·ḇêm — 1 Occ.
way·yar·ki·ḇū — 6 Occ.
way·yar·ki·ḇu·hū — 2 Occ.
way·yir·kaḇ — 5 Occ.
way·yir·kə·ḇū — 1 Occ.
wat·tir·kaḇ — 1 Occ.
wat·tir·kaḇ·nāh — 1 Occ.
wə·’er·kaḇ — 1 Occ.
wə·hir·kaḇ·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·hir·kaḇ·tî·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·hir·kî·ḇu·hū — 1 Occ.
wə·rō·ḵêḇ — 2 Occ.
wə·rō·ḵə·ḇe·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·rō·ḵə·ḇê·hem — 1 Occ.
wə·rō·ḵə·ḇōw — 5 Occ.
yar·ki·ḇê·hū — 1 Occ.
yir·kaḇ — 1 Occ.
yir·kā·ḇū — 2 Occ.