רֶכֶבrekeb

chariotry, chariot, mill-stone

Pronunciation: reh'-keb · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7393

Meanings

1. chariotry, chariots (2 Kings 13:7; 2 Samuel 8:4; Exodus 14:7)

2. of single chariot (1 Kings 22:35; 1 Kings 22:38; 2 Kings 9:21)

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) (2 Kings 7:14)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 119 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 50:9 A great number of chariots and charioteers accompanied Joseph.
  • Exodus 14:6 So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his troops.
  • Exodus 14:7 He took with him 600 of Egypt’s best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander.
  • Exodus 14:9 The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh’s army—all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon.
  • Exodus 14:17 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will charge in after the Israelites. My great glory will be displayed through Pharaoh and his troops, his chariots, and his charioteers.
  • Exodus 14:18 When my glory is displayed through them, all Egypt will see my glory and know that I am the Lord!”
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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).