רֵחֶהrêcheh

only dual רֵחַיִם (hand-)mill (probably = two mill-stones) (Exodus 11:5; Isaiah 47:1; Numbers 11:8; Deuteronomy 24:6; Jeremiah 25:10)

Pronunciation: ray-kheh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7347

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 11:5 All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die.
  • Numbers 11:8 The people would go out and gather it from the ground. They made flour by grinding it with hand mills or pounding it in mortars. Then they boiled it in a pot and made it into flat cakes. These cakes tasted like pastries baked with olive oil.
  • Deuteronomy 24:6 “It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living.
  • Isaiah 47:2 Take heavy millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil, and strip off your robe. Expose yourself to public view.
  • Jeremiah 25:10 I will take away your happy singing and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. Your millstones will fall silent, and the lights in your homes will go out.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).