7397. Rekah
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Rekah: Rekah

Original Word: רֵכָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Rekah
Pronunciation: ray-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ray-kaw')
Definition: Rekah
Meaning: Rekah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Rechah

Probably feminine from rakak; softness; Rekah, a place in Palestine -- Rechah.

see HEBREW rakak

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רֵכָה proper name, of a location in Judah; — 1 Chronicles 4:12, Πηχαβ.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to journey.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Rekah, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct equivalent in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: Rekah is mentioned in the context of a city within the territory of the tribe of Judah.

Context: Rekah is identified as a city located in the southern part of the tribal allotment of Judah. It is listed among the cities in the Negev, a region characterized by its arid climate and desert landscape. The mention of Rekah is found in the genealogical and territorial records of the tribe of Judah, which are detailed in the Old Testament. The city is part of the broader narrative that outlines the distribution of land among the tribes of Israel following their conquest of Canaan. The specific biblical reference to Rekah is found in Joshua 15:42, where it is included in a list of cities. The historical and geographical significance of Rekah is primarily tied to its inclusion in the tribal inheritance of Judah, reflecting the ancient settlement patterns and territorial divisions of the Israelite tribes.

Forms and Transliterations
הָרֵכָבִ֗ים הָרֵכָבִ֜ים הָרֵכָבִֽים׃ הָרֵכָבִים֒ הרכבים הרכבים׃ רֵכָֽה׃ רכה׃ hā·rê·ḵā·ḇîm harechaVim hārêḵāḇîm rê·ḵāh reChah rêḵāh
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 4:12
HEB: אֵ֖לֶּה אַנְשֵׁ֥י רֵכָֽה׃ ס
NAS: These are the men of Recah.
KJV: These [are] the men of Rechah.
INT: These are the men of Recah

Jeremiah 35:2
HEB: אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית הָרֵכָבִים֒ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אוֹתָ֔ם
NAS: to the house of the Rechabites and speak
KJV: unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak
INT: to the house of the Rechabites and speak and bring

Jeremiah 35:3
HEB: כָּל־ בֵּ֥ית הָרֵכָבִֽים׃
NAS: and the whole house of the Rechabites,
KJV: and the whole house of the Rechabites;
INT: and the whole house of the Rechabites

Jeremiah 35:5
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י בֵית־ הָרֵכָבִ֗ים גְּבִעִ֛ים מְלֵאִ֥ים
NAS: of the house of the Rechabites pitchers
KJV: of the house of the Rechabites pots
INT: the men of the house of the Rechabites pitchers full

Jeremiah 35:18
HEB: וּלְבֵ֨ית הָרֵכָבִ֜ים אָמַ֣ר יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ
NAS: to the house of the Rechabites, Thus
KJV: unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith
INT: to the house of the Rechabites said Jeremiah

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7397
5 Occurrences


hā·rê·ḵā·ḇîm — 4 Occ.
rê·ḵāh — 1 Occ.















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