רַכָּבrakkâb
a charioteer
Pronunciation: rak-kawb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7395
Meanings
1. charioteer (1 Kings 22:34; 2 Chronicles 18:33)
2. horseman (2 Kings 9:17; 2 Kings 9:18; 2 Kings 9:19)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 22:34 An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”
- 2 Kings 9:17 The watchman on the tower of Jezreel saw Jehu and his company approaching, so he shouted to Joram, “I see a company of troops coming!” “Send out a rider to ask if they are coming in peace,” King Joram ordered.
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. “Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of the chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”
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).