רֵכָבRêkâb
proper name, masculine: band of riders?, camels used in journeying
Pronunciation: ray-kawb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7394
Meanings
1.
a. in ׳ יְהוֺנָדָב בֶּןרֿ (2 Kings 10:15; 2 Kings 10:13; Jeremiah 35:6)
b. in ׳ מַלְכִּיָּה בֶןרֿ (Nehemiah 3:14)
2. in Benjamin (2 Samuel 4:2; 2 Samuel 4:3; 2 Samuel 4:6)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 4:2 Now there were two brothers, Baanah and Recab, who were captains of Ishbosheth’s raiding parties. They were sons of Rimmon, a member of the tribe of Benjamin who lived in Beeroth. The town of Beeroth is now part of Benjamin’s territory
- 2 Samuel 4:5 One day Recab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth, went to Ishbosheth’s house around noon as he was taking his midday rest.
- 2 Samuel 4:6 The doorkeeper, who had been sifting wheat, became drowsy and fell asleep. So Recab and Baanah slipped past her.
- 2 Samuel 4:9 But David said to Recab and Baanah, “The Lord, who saves me from all my enemies, is my witness.
- 2 Kings 10:15 When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, “Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?” “Yes, I am,” Jehonadab replied. “If you are,” Jehu said, “then give me your hand.” So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot.
- 2 Kings 10:23 Then Jehu went into the temple of Baal with Jehonadab son of Recab. Jehu said to the worshipers of Baal, “Make sure no one who worships the Lord is here—only those who worship Baal.”
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).