Hebrew · H7392

רָכַב

To ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

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רָכַבH7392

What does רָכַב mean in the Bible?

רָכַב is a Hebrew word meaning "to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch".

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What does רָכַב mean in the Bible?

רָכַב is a Hebrew word meaning "to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch".

How does the BSB render H7392?

The BSB source-word alignment has 78 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include riding (4), and rider (3), was riding (3), and their riders (2), and they ride (2).

Where does רָכַב appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:61. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (11), 2 Samuel (6), Jeremiah (6), 1 Kings (5).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

riding4×Jeremiah 17:25, Jeremiah 22:4, Ezekiel 38:15, Zechariah 1:8

and rider3×Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Jeremiah 51:21

was riding3×Numbers 22:22, 2 Samuel 18:9, Nehemiah 2:12

and their riders2×Haggai 2:22

and they ride2×Jeremiah 6:23, Jeremiah 50:42

He mounted2×2 Samuel 22:11, Psalms 18:10

mounted on2×Ezekiel 23:6, Ezekiel 23:23

ride2×Psalms 66:12, Hosea 14:3

riders2×2 Kings 18:23, Isaiah 36:8

rides2×Leviticus 15:9, Isaiah 19:1

riding on2×Esther 8:10, Ezekiel 23:12

who rode2×Judges 10:4, Judges 12:14

. . .1×2 Samuel 13:29

and [every] rider1×Zechariah 12:4

and drive me [before it]1×Job 30:22

and driver1×Jeremiah 51:21

and got on1×1 Samuel 25:42

and he mounted1×1 Kings 13:13

and I will make you ride1×Isaiah 58:14

and its rider1×Job 39:18

and parade him1×Esther 6:9

and paraded him1×Esther 6:11

and riding1×Zechariah 9:9

and set1×1 Kings 1:38

and the horseman1×Amos 2:15

and they have set1×1 Kings 1:44

and they will put the horsemen1×Zechariah 10:5

came riding1×1 Samuel 25:20

carried him by chariot1×2 Kings 9:28

got into his chariot1×2 Kings 9:16

has ridden1×Esther 6:8

He had Joseph ride1×Genesis 41:43

He made him ride1×Deuteronomy 32:13

Him who rides1×Psalms 68:4

horseman1×2 Kings 9:19

I will harness1×Hosea 10:11

in a chariot1×2 Kings 23:30

mounted1×Genesis 24:61

Put1×2 Kings 13:16

put him1×2 Chronicles 35:24

put them1×Exodus 4:20

ride forth1×Psalms 45:4

riding off1×1 Samuel 30:17

rode1×Esther 8:14

rode away1×1 Kings 18:45

Set1×1 Kings 1:33

So a horseman1×2 Kings 9:18

So he had him ride1×2 Kings 10:16

so that I may ride1×2 Samuel 19:26

so that its rider1×Genesis 49:17

So the king put1×2 Kings 13:16

So they carried1×1 Chronicles 13:7

the pace1×2 Kings 4:24

They set1×2 Samuel 6:3

to Him who rides1×Psalms 68:33

to ride1×2 Samuel 16:2

We will ride1×Isaiah 30:16

were riding1×2 Kings 9:25

who rides1×Deuteronomy 33:26

you have ridden1×Numbers 22:30

You rode1×Habakkuk 3:8

You who ride1×Judges 5:10

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 24:61

Aligned rows78

Books represented24

Genesis3Exodus3Leviticus1Numbers2Deuteronomy2Judges31 Samuel32 Samuel61 Kings52 Kings111 Chronicles12 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Esther5Job2Psalms5Isaiah4Jeremiah6Ezekiel4Hosea2Amos1Habakkuk1Haggai2Zechariah4

Source forms

וְרֹכְב֖וֹ3xwə·rō·ḵə·ḇōwExodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Zechariah 12:4

רֹכֵ֣ב3xrō·ḵêḇNumbers 22:22, 2 Samuel 18:9, 2 Kings 9:19

רֹכְבֵ֤י3xrō·ḵə·ḇêEsther 8:10, Esther 8:14, Ezekiel 38:15

וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב2xway·yir·kaḇ2 Samuel 22:11, 1 Kings 18:45

וְרֹכֵ֣ב2xwə·rō·ḵêḇAmos 2:15, Zechariah 9:9

יִרְכָּ֑בוּ2xyir·kā·ḇūJeremiah 6:23, Jeremiah 50:42

נִרְכָּ֔ב2xnir·kāḇIsaiah 30:16, Hosea 14:3

רֹכֵ֨ב2xrō·ḵêḇ2 Kings 9:18, Isaiah 19:1

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct8xJudges 5:10, Esther 8:10, Esther 8:14, Ezekiel 23:6

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural7xJudges 10:4, Judges 12:14, 2 Kings 9:25, 2 Kings 18:23

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural6x2 Samuel 6:3, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44, 2 Kings 9:28

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular6xNumbers 22:22, Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 18:9, Nehemiah 2:12

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular5x2 Samuel 22:11, 1 Kings 13:13, 1 Kings 18:45, 2 Kings 9:16

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular5xExodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Jeremiah 51:21, Zechariah 12:4

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 23:30, 2 Chronicles 35:24

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular2xGenesis 41:43, 2 Kings 13:16

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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רָכַב

What does רָכַב mean in the Bible?

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