What does רֶכֶב (rekeb) mean in the Bible?
רֶכֶב (rekeb): Vehicle for riding or transport; primarily chariots; extends to cavalry forces and figuratively to grinding apparatus
Hebrew · H7393
רֶכֶב
A vehicle ; by implication, a team ; by extension, cavalry ; by analogy a rider , i.e. the upper millstone
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רֶכֶב H7393
Pronunciation rekeb
What does רֶכֶב (rekeb) mean in the Bible?
רֶכֶב (rekeb): Vehicle for riding or transport; primarily chariots; extends to cavalry forces and figuratively to grinding apparatus
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7393?
The BSB source-word alignment has 120 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Chariots (30), and chariots (12), the chariots (8), his chariot (5), his chariots (5).
Where does רֶכֶב (rekeb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 50:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (20), 1 Kings (16), 2 Chronicles (14), Isaiah (11).
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 Chariots 30× Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:19
and chariots 12× Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Deuteronomy 11:4, Joshua 11:4
the chariots 8× Exodus 14:28, Judges 4:16, 2 Samuel 1:6, 2 Kings 2:12
his chariot 5× Exodus 14:6, 2 Kings 8:21, 2 Kings 9:21, 2 Chronicles 18:30
his chariots 5× Exodus 14:18, Judges 4:7, 1 Kings 16:9, 2 Kings 8:21
- 3× Judges 4:13, 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Chronicles 1:14
in the chariot 3× 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Chronicles 1:14, 2 Chronicles 9:25
of chariots 3× 2 Kings 7:6, Isaiah 31:1, Jeremiah 47:3
When the chariot 3× 1 Kings 22:32, 1 Kings 22:33, 2 Chronicles 18:31
with chariots 3× Joshua 24:6, Isaiah 22:6, Daniel 11:40
chariot 2× 1 Kings 22:31, 2 Chronicles 35:24
for chariots 2× 2 Kings 18:24, Isaiah 36:9
for his chariots 2× 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Kings 9:19
for the chariots 2× 2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Chronicles 18:4
in his chariot 2× 2 Kings 9:24, 2 Kings 10:16
of his chariots 2× 1 Kings 9:22, 2 Chronicles 8:9
riders 2× Isaiah 21:7
the chariot 2× Jeremiah 51:21, Zechariah 9:10
the horses 2× 2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Chronicles 18:4
. . . 1× 2 Samuel 11:21
[for his] chariots 1× 2 Chronicles 8:6
[trust] in chariots 1× Psalms 20:7
a chariot 1× 2 Kings 2:11
and chariot 1× 1 Kings 20:25
and rider 1× Psalms 76:6
and riders 1× Ezekiel 39:20
And the chariot 1× 1 Kings 22:38
And when the chariot 1× 2 Chronicles 18:32
charioteers 1× 2 Samuel 10:18
for chariot 1× 1 Kings 20:25
his charioteers 1× Judges 4:15
in chariots 1× Jeremiah 17:25
in his own chariot 1× 2 Kings 9:21
is his chariot 1× Judges 5:28
millstone 1× Judges 9:53
O chariots 1× Jeremiah 46:9
of the chariot 1× 1 Kings 22:35
of the chariots 1× Nahum 2:3
of their charioteers 1× 1 Chronicles 19:18
on chariots 1× Jeremiah 22:4
or even an upper millstone 1× Deuteronomy 24:6
the other chariots 1× Exodus 14:7
the riders 1× Isaiah 21:9
their chariots 1× Exodus 14:26
With my many 1× 2 Kings 19:23
your chariots 1× Nahum 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 50:9 רֶ֖כֶב to Chariots Noun - masculine singular Exodus 14:6 רִכְבּ֑וֹ to his chariot Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:7 רֶ֙כֶב֙ to chariots Noun - masculine singular Exodus 14:7 רֶ֣כֶב to the other chariots Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 14:9 רֶ֣כֶב to and chariots Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 14:17 בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹ to and chariots Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:18 בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹ to his chariots Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:23 רִכְבּ֖וֹ to chariots Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:26 רִכְבּ֖וֹ to their chariots Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 14:28 הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ to the chariots Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 50:9
Aligned rows 120
Books represented 19
Genesis 1 Exodus 10 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 4 Judges 9 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 5 1 Kings 16 2 Kings 20 1 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 14 Psalms 3 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 11 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 4 Daniel 1 Nahum 3 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הָרֶ֔כֶב 12x hā·re·ḵeḇ 2 Samuel 8:4, 1 Kings 9:19, 1 Kings 10:26, 1 Kings 22:33
רֶ֣כֶב 10x re·ḵeḇ Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Judges 4:13, 1 Kings 10:26
רֶ֔כֶב 6x re·ḵeḇ 2 Samuel 10:18, 1 Kings 10:26, 2 Kings 13:7, 1 Chronicles 19:18
רִכְבּ֖וֹ 5x riḵ·bōw Exodus 14:23, Exodus 14:26, Judges 4:7, 1 Kings 9:22
רֶ֖כֶב 4x re·ḵeḇ Genesis 50:9, Judges 9:53, 1 Chronicles 19:6, Jeremiah 51:21
רֶ֤כֶב 4x re·ḵeḇ Joshua 17:18, 2 Kings 2:12, Psalms 68:17, Ezekiel 23:24
הָרֶ֜כֶב 3x hā·re·ḵeḇ 1 Kings 22:32, 1 Kings 22:38, 2 Chronicles 18:31
הָרֶ֖כֶב 3x hā·re·ḵeḇ 2 Kings 8:21, 2 Chronicles 21:9, Nahum 2:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 29x Exodus 14:28, Judges 4:15, Judges 4:16, 2 Samuel 1:6
Noun - masculine singular 28x Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:7, Judges 9:53, 1 Samuel 13:5
Noun - masculine singular construct 14x Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Joshua 17:18, Judges 1:19
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 11x Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 14:26, Judges 4:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 10x Deuteronomy 20:1, Deuteronomy 24:6, Joshua 11:4, 1 Kings 20:1
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 6x Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 15:19, 2 Kings 9:21
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 3x Joshua 24:6, Isaiah 22:6, Daniel 11:40
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 20:7, Jeremiah 17:25, Jeremiah 22:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Vehicle for riding or transport; primarily chariots; extends to cavalry forces and figuratively to grinding apparatus
Source Gloss
a vehicle ; by implication, a team ; by extension, cavalry ; by analogy a rider , i.e. the upper millstone
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Vehicle for riding or transport; primarily chariots; extends to cavalry forces and figuratively to grinding apparatus
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone BDB: chariotry Usage: chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Military cavalry and war vehicles used in military invasion and warfare
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Word Origins
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain