7393. rekeb

Strong's Lexicon

rekeb: Chariot, chariotry, charioteer

Original Word: רֶכֶב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: rekeb
Pronunciation: reh'-keb
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-keb)
Definition: Chariot, chariotry, charioteer
Meaning: a vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone

Word Origin: From the root רָכַב (rakab), meaning "to ride" or "to mount."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G716 (ἅρμα, harma): Refers to a chariot in the New Testament context, such as in Acts 8:28, where the Ethiopian eunuch is reading Isaiah while riding in his chariot.

Usage: The Hebrew word "rekeb" primarily refers to a chariot, a vehicle used in ancient times for war, transportation, and ceremonial purposes. It can also denote the collective term for chariots or chariotry, and occasionally refers to the charioteer, the person who drives the chariot.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, chariots were a symbol of military power and prestige. They were used extensively by the Egyptians, Assyrians, and other neighboring cultures. Chariots were typically drawn by horses and were a crucial component of ancient warfare, providing speed and mobility on the battlefield. In Israel, chariots were less common due to the hilly terrain, but they were still significant in certain periods, especially during the reigns of kings like Solomon, who amassed chariots as a sign of wealth and power.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from rakab
Definition
chariotry, chariot, millstone
NASB Translation
chariot (19), chariot horses (2), charioteers (3), chariots (87), rider (1), riders (2), train (2), upper millstone (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רֶ֫כֶב noun masculine^{2Kings 13:7} [even Nahum 2:5, where read מַרְאֵיהֶם (for הֶן-) We Now Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 90}] chariotry, chariot, mill-stone; apparently also riders (compare Lag^{BN 151}); — absolute ׳ר Genesis 50:9 +, רָ֑כֶב 2 Samuel 8:4 +; construct דֶכֶב Exodus 14:9 +; suffix דִכְבִּי Judges 4:7 +, רִכְבּוֺ 2 Kings 5:9 +, דִכְבָּהּ Nahum 2:14; plural construct רִכְבֵי Songs 1:9; — Hosea 10:13 see below; —

1₁₀₉ collective chariotry, chariots [sometimes of specific no. 2 Kings 13:7; 2 Samuel 8:4; Exodus 14:7 etc.; often + מָּרָשִׁים, (ים) סוּס], especially war-chariots : in Egypt Exodus 14:7 (J), Joshua 24:6 (E) +; early Canaan Joshua 11:4; Judges 4:7,13; Judges 5:28 (not singular; "" מַרְכְּבוֺתָיו) +, called כַּרְוֶל ׳ר (i.e. iron-bound, or studded, compare GFM^{Judges 1:2 19and references}), Joshua 17:16,18; Judges 1:19; Judges 4:3,13 ; Philistine, according to 1 Samuel 13:5; 2 Samuel 1:6; Aram 2 Samuel 8:4; 2 Samuel 10:18 +; Judah and Israel (from David's time, compare 2 Samuel 8:4) 1 Kings 9:19,22; 1 Kings 10:26 +, read also בְּרִכְבְּךָ Hosea 10:13 (for בְּדַרְכְּךָ) ᵐ5^B We Now GASm; Assyria 2 Kings 19:23 = Isaiah 37:24; Nahum 2:4; Nahum 2:5; Nahum 2:14 (to be burnt; made mainly of wood); Babylon Jeremiah 47:3 (on title Jeremiah 47:1, see Gf Gie), Jeremiah 50:37; Jeremiah 51:21; Ezekiel 23:24 +, etc.; for dignity and display 1 Kings 1:5; 2 Kings 5:9; Jeremiah 17:25; Jeremiah 22:4; Isaiah 66:20, compare Genesis 50:9 (J), (compare also 1 Kings 9:19,22; 1 Kings 10:26, etc.); figurative of Elijah, יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָרָשׁיו ׳ר 2 Kings 2:12, of elisha 2 Kings 13:14; רֶכֶב אֵשׁ 2 Kings 2:11 chariotry of fire (at Elijah's translation); אֵל ׳ר Psalm 68:18 chariots of El, i.e. his heavenly host, compare vision 2 Kings 6:17, and also 2 Kings 7:6; ׳ר meton, for chariot-horses 2 Samuel 8:4 = 1 Chronicles 18:4.

2 of single chariot 1 Kings 22:35,38; 2 Kings 9:21 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 9:24; 2 Kings 10:16; 2Chronicles 35:24, probably also Exodus 14:6; plural רִכְבֵי פַרְעֹה Songs 1:9.

3 upper millstone (as riding on the lower) Deuteronomy 24:6; Judges 9:53; 2 Samuel 11:21.

4 apparently = riders (collective), troop (of riders): שְׁנֵי רֶכֶב סוּסִים 2 Kings 7:14 **read perhaps רֹכְבֵי, compare ᵐ5 and 2 Kings 9:16 Bur.; two riders of horses, horsemen (ro two chariots drawn by horses ?); in following text dubious: גָּמֶל ׳חֲמוֺר ר ׳צֶמֶד פָרָשִׁים ר ׳ד Isaiah 21:7 riders, namely a pair of horsemen, ass-riders, camel-rides; compare אִישׁ צֶמֶד מָּרָשִׁים ׳ר Isaiah 21:9 i.e. men riding, a pair of horsemen; אָדָם מָּרָשִׁים ׳בְּד Isaiah 22:6 with riders (consisting of) men, horsemen, but use of אָדָם very improbable; attractive is with chariotry of (drawn by) steeds (׳א as gloss) Du Che^Hpt Di-Kit but ׳פ hardly steeds here (compare ׳פ horsemen, Isaiah 22:7); read perhaps simply ׳וּפ ׳בְּר.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

chariot, upper millstone, multitude, wagon

From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. The upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.

see HEBREW rakab

Forms and Transliterations

בְּרִכְבֵ֣י בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹ בְּרִכְבּ֗וֹ בְּרִכְבּ֤וֹ בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃ בְּרֶ֙כֶב֙ בְּרֶ֥כֶב בָ֭רֶכֶב בָּרֶ֣כֶב בְּרֹ֥ב ברב ברכב ברכבו ברכבו׃ ברכבי הָרֶ֔כֶב הָרֶ֖כֶב הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ הָרֶ֛כֶב הָרֶ֜כֶב הָרֶ֣כֶב הָרֶ֤כֶב הָרֶ֧כֶב הָרֶ֨כֶב הָרָ֑כֶב הָרָֽכֶב׃ הרכב הרכב׃ וְרֶ֖כֶב וְרֶ֛כֶב וְרֶ֣כֶב וָרֶ֔כֶב וָרֶ֖כֶב וָרֶ֗כֶב וָרֶ֙כֶב֙ וָרָ֑כֶב וּ֠בָרֶכֶב וּבְרִכְבּ֑וֹ וּבְרֶ֥כֶב וּלְרִכְבּ֗וֹ וברכב וברכבו ולרכבו ורכב כָּרֶ֗כֶב כרכב לְרִכְבּ֔וֹ לְרֶ֖כֶב לְרֶ֥כֶב לרכב לרכבו רִכְבִּ֛י רִכְבָּ֔הּ רִכְבּ֑וֹ רִכְבּ֖וֹ רִכְבּ֗וֹ רִכְבּֽוֹ׃ רִכְבּוֹ֙ רֶ֔כֶב רֶ֖כֶב רֶ֗כֶב רֶ֙כֶב֙ רֶ֚כֶב רֶ֜כֶב רֶ֣כֶב רֶ֤כֶב רֶ֥כֶב רֶֽכֶב־ רָ֑כֶב רָֽכֶב׃ רכב רכב־ רכב׃ רכבה רכבו רכבו׃ רכבי bā·re·ḵeḇ ḇā·re·ḵeḇ baRechev bāreḵeḇ ḇāreḵeḇ bə·re·ḵeḇ bə·riḵ·ḇê bə·riḵ·bōw bə·rōḇ beRechev bəreḵeḇ berichBo berichVei bəriḵḇê bəriḵbōw beRo bərōḇ hā·rā·ḵeḇ hā·re·ḵeḇ haRachev hārāḵeḇ haRechev hāreḵeḇ kā·re·ḵeḇ kaRechev kāreḵeḇ lə·re·ḵeḇ lə·riḵ·bōw leRechev ləreḵeḇ lerichBo ləriḵbōw rā·ḵeḇ Rachev rāḵeḇ re·ḵeḇ re·ḵeḇ- Rechev reḵeḇ reḵeḇ- richBah richBi richBo riḵ·bāh riḵ·bî riḵ·bōw riḵbāh riḵbî riḵbōw ū·ḇā·re·ḵeḇ ū·ḇə·re·ḵeḇ ū·ḇə·riḵ·bōw ū·lə·riḵ·bōw ūḇāreḵeḇ ūḇəreḵeḇ ūḇəriḵbōw ulerichBo ūləriḵbōw Uvarechev uveRechev uverichBo vaRachev vaRechev veRechev wā·rā·ḵeḇ wā·re·ḵeḇ wārāḵeḇ wāreḵeḇ wə·re·ḵeḇ wəreḵeḇ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 50:9
HEB: עִמּ֔וֹ גַּם־ רֶ֖כֶב גַּם־ פָּרָשִׁ֑ים
NAS: up with him both chariots and horsemen;
KJV: And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen:
INT: with both chariots both and horsemen

Exodus 14:6
HEB: וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר אֶת־ רִכְבּ֑וֹ וְאֶת־ עַמּ֖וֹ
NAS: So he made his chariot ready and took
KJV: And he made ready his chariot, and took
INT: made his chariot his people and took

Exodus 14:7
HEB: שֵׁשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת רֶ֙כֶב֙ בָּח֔וּר וְכֹ֖ל
NAS: select chariots, and all
KJV: chosen chariots, and all the chariots
INT: six hundred chariots young and all

Exodus 14:7
HEB: בָּח֔וּר וְכֹ֖ל רֶ֣כֶב מִצְרָ֑יִם וְשָׁלִשִׁ֖ם
NAS: and all the [other] chariots of Egypt
KJV: chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt,
INT: young and all the chariots of Egypt officers

Exodus 14:9
HEB: כָּל־ סוּס֙ רֶ֣כֶב פַּרְעֹ֔ה וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו
NAS: the horses [and] chariots of Pharaoh,
KJV: them, all the horses [and] chariots of Pharaoh,
INT: them all the horses chariots of Pharaoh his horsemen

Exodus 14:17
HEB: וּבְכָל־ חֵיל֔וֹ בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹ וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃
NAS: his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.
KJV: and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
INT: and all army his chariots and his horsemen

Exodus 14:18
HEB: בְּהִכָּבְדִ֣י בְּפַרְעֹ֔ה בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹ וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו׃
NAS: through Pharaoh, through his chariots and his horsemen.
KJV: upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
INT: I am honored Pharaoh his chariots and his horsemen

Exodus 14:23
HEB: ס֣וּס פַּרְעֹ֔ה רִכְבּ֖וֹ וּפָרָשָׁ֑יו אֶל־
NAS: horses, his chariots and his horsemen
KJV: horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
INT: horses Pharaoh's his chariots and his horsemen into

Exodus 14:26
HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם עַל־ רִכְבּ֖וֹ וְעַל־ פָּרָשָֽׁיו׃
NAS: over their chariots and their horsemen.
KJV: upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
INT: Egyptian over their chariots over and their horsemen

Exodus 14:28
HEB: וַיְכַסּ֤וּ אֶת־ הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ וְאֶת־ הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים
NAS: and covered the chariots and the horsemen,
KJV: and covered the chariots, and the horsemen,
INT: the waters and covered the chariots and the horsemen entire

Exodus 15:19
HEB: ס֨וּס פַּרְעֹ֜ה בְּרִכְבּ֤וֹ וּבְפָרָשָׁיו֙ בַּיָּ֔ם
NAS: of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen
KJV: went in with his chariots and with his horsemen
INT: the horses of Pharaoh his chariots and his horsemen the sea

Deuteronomy 11:4
HEB: מִצְרַ֜יִם לְסוּסָ֣יו וּלְרִכְבּ֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵצִ֜יף
NAS: to its horses and its chariots, when
KJV: unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water
INT: to Egypt's horses chariots when to engulf

Deuteronomy 20:1
HEB: וְֽרָאִ֜יתָ ס֤וּס וָרֶ֙כֶב֙ עַ֚ם רַ֣ב
NAS: horses and chariots [and] people
KJV: horses, and chariots, [and] a people
INT: and see horses and chariots people more

Deuteronomy 24:6
HEB: יַחֲבֹ֥ל רֵחַ֖יִם וָרָ֑כֶב כִּי־ נֶ֖פֶשׁ
NAS: a handmill or an upper millstone in pledge, for he would be taking
KJV: the nether or the upper millstone to pledge:
INT: shall take A handmill an upper for A life

Joshua 11:4
HEB: לָרֹ֑ב וְס֥וּס וָרֶ֖כֶב רַב־ מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: many horses and chariots.
KJV: with horses and chariots very
INT: multitude horses and chariots many very

Joshua 17:16
HEB: לָ֖נוּ הָהָ֑ר וְרֶ֣כֶב בַּרְזֶ֗ל בְּכָל־
NAS: land have chariots of iron,
KJV: of the valley have chariots of iron,
INT: enough the hill have chariots of iron and all

Joshua 17:18
HEB: הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י כִּ֣י רֶ֤כֶב בַּרְזֶל֙ ל֔וֹ
NAS: though they have chariots of iron
KJV: though they have iron chariots, [and] though they [be] strong.
INT: the Canaanites though have chariots of iron though

Joshua 24:6
HEB: אַחֲרֵ֧י אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם בְּרֶ֥כֶב וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים יַם־
NAS: your fathers with chariots and horsemen
KJV: your fathers with chariots and horsemen
INT: after your fathers chariots and horsemen Sea

Judges 1:19
HEB: הָעֵ֔מֶק כִּי־ רֶ֥כֶב בַּרְזֶ֖ל לָהֶֽם׃
NAS: because they had iron chariots.
KJV: of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
INT: of the valley because chariots had iron

Judges 4:3
HEB: תְּשַׁ֨ע מֵא֤וֹת רֶֽכֶב־ בַּרְזֶל֙ ל֔וֹ
NAS: iron chariots, and he oppressed
KJV: hundred chariots of iron;
INT: had nine hundred chariots iron and he

Judges 4:7
HEB: יָבִ֔ין וְאֶת־ רִכְבּ֖וֹ וְאֶת־ הֲמוֹנ֑וֹ
NAS: army, with his chariots and his many
KJV: army, with his chariots and his multitude;
INT: army of Jabin's his chariots and his many will give

Judges 4:13
HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ רִכְבּ֗וֹ תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙
NAS: all his chariots, nine
KJV: gathered together all his chariots, [even] nine
INT: Sisera all his chariots nine hundred

Judges 4:13
HEB: תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ רֶ֣כֶב בַּרְזֶ֔ל וְאֶת־
NAS: iron chariots, and all
KJV: hundred chariots of iron,
INT: nine hundred chariots iron and all

Judges 4:15
HEB: וְאֶת־ כָּל־ הָרֶ֧כֶב וְאֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: and all [his] chariots and all
KJV: Sisera, and all [his] chariots, and all [his] host,
INT: Sisera and all chariots and all army

Judges 4:16
HEB: רָדַ֞ף אַחֲרֵ֤י הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה
NAS: pursued the chariots and the army
KJV: after the chariots, and after the host,
INT: pursued after the chariots And the army

120 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7393
120 Occurrences

bā·re·ḵeḇ — 2 Occ.
bə·re·ḵeḇ — 3 Occ.
bə·riḵ·bōw — 6 Occ.
bə·riḵ·ḇê — 1 Occ.
bə·rōḇ — 1 Occ.
hā·rā·ḵeḇ — 4 Occ.
hā·re·ḵeḇ — 25 Occ.
kā·re·ḵeḇ — 1 Occ.
lə·re·ḵeḇ — 3 Occ.
lə·riḵ·bōw — 1 Occ.
rā·ḵeḇ — 3 Occ.
re·ḵeḇ — 39 Occ.
riḵ·bāh — 1 Occ.
riḵ·bî — 2 Occ.
riḵ·bōw — 11 Occ.
ū·lə·riḵ·bōw — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇā·re·ḵeḇ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·re·ḵeḇ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·riḵ·bōw — 1 Occ.
wā·rā·ḵeḇ — 3 Occ.
wā·re·ḵeḇ — 5 Occ.
wə·re·ḵeḇ — 5 Occ.