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Lexicon :: Strong's H4818 - merkāḇâ

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מֶרְכָּבָה
Transliteration
merkāḇâ
Pronunciation
mer-kaw-baw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2163f

Strong’s Definitions

מֶרְכָּבָה merkâbâh, mer-kaw-baw'; feminine of H4817; a chariot:—chariot. See also H1024.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H4818 in the following manner: chariot (44x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's H4818 in the following manner: chariot (44x).

  1. chariot

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶרְכָּבָה merkâbâh, mer-kaw-baw'; feminine of H4817; a chariot:—chariot. See also H1024.
STRONGS H4818: Abbreviations
† מֶרְכָּבָה noun feminine chariot; — absolute מ׳ Judges 4:13 +, construct מִרְכֶּ֫בֶת † Genesis 41:43; suffix מֶרְבַּבְתּוֺ Genesis 46:29 +; plural מַרְכָּבוֺת Zechariah 6:1 +; construct מַרְכְּבוֺת 2 Kings 23:11 +, בֹת - Exodus 15:4; suffix מַרְכְּבֹתֶיךָ Micah 5:10; Habakkuk 3:8, etc.; — chariot (often || סוּס(ים), 1 Samuel 8:11 פָרָשִׁים): especially war-chariot, Egyptian, Exodus 14:25 (J), Exodus 15:4 (song), 2 Chron 14:8; from Muṣri in North Syria (according to Wkl, see מצרים near the end, compare Kit 1 Kings 10:28 Benzib.) 1 Kings 10:29 2 Chronicles 1:17; Songs, Joshua 11:6, 9 (JE), Judges 4:15 (|| רֶכֶב), Judges 5:28 (|| id.); Assyria, Isaiah 2:7; Nahum 3:2; foe from north Jeremiah 4:13, nations in general Haggai 2:22; Israel and Judah 1 Kings 20:33; 1 Kings 22:35 2 Chronicles 18:34; 2 Kings 9:27; 2 Kings 10:15; 2 Chronicles 35:24; Micah 5:10; figurative of י׳'s chariots Isaiah 66:15; Habakkuk 3:8, compare (in vision) Zechariah 6:1, 2(twice in verse); Zechariah 6:3 (twice in verse); מ׳ for dignity and display Genesis 41:43 (E), Genesis 46:29 (J), 1 Samuel 8:11 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 15:1; 2 Kings 5:21, 26, מַדְכְּבוֺת בְּבוֺדֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 22:18 (iron.); used in flight 2 Kings 23:11 (idolatrous); הַמּ׳ הַכְּרוּבִים (read מִדְכֶּבֶת הַכּ׳, Greek Version of the LXX Benz) 1 Chronicles 28:18 (on this conception of cherubin in temple see Benz); מ׳ in similes: כְּמַעֲשֵׂה אוֺפַן הַמּ׳ 1 Kings 7:33, בְּקוֺל מ׳ Joel 2:3; on the obscure עַמִּי נָדִיב מַר׳ Songs 6:12 chariots of my people, a prince (?) see especially Bu.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:43; 41:43; 46:29; 46:29

Exodus

14:25; 15:4; 15:4

Joshua

11:6; 11:9

Judges

4:13; 4:15; 5:28

1 Samuel

8:11; 8:11

2 Samuel

15:1

1 Kings

7:33; 10:28; 10:29; 20:33; 22:35

2 Kings

5:21; 5:26; 9:27; 10:15; 23:11; 23:11

1 Chronicles

28:18

2 Chronicles

1:17; 14:8; 18:34; 35:24

Song of Songs

6:12

Isaiah

2:7; 22:18; 66:15

Jeremiah

4:13

Joel

2:3

Micah

5:10; 5:10

Nahum

3:2

Habakkuk

3:8; 3:8

Haggai

2:22

Zechariah

6:1; 6:1; 6:2; 6:3

H4818

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4818 matches the Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇâ),
which occurs 44 times in 41 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:43 - Then he had Joseph ride in the chariot reserved for his second-in-command. And wherever Joseph went, the command was shouted, “Kneel down!” So Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of all Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:25 - He twisted[fn] their chariot wheels, making their chariots difficult to drive. “Let’s get out of here—away from these Israelites!” the Egyptians shouted. “The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:4 - Pharaoh’s chariots and army
he has hurled into the sea.
The finest of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:6 - Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them. By this time tomorrow I will hand all of them over to Israel as dead men. Then you must cripple their horses and burn their chariots.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:9 - Then Joshua crippled the horses and burned all the chariots, as the LORD had instructed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:15 - When Barak attacked, the LORD threw Sisera and all his chariots and warriors into a panic. Sisera leaped down from his chariot and escaped on foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:28 - “From the window Sisera’s mother looked out.
Through the window she watched for his return, saying,
‘Why is his chariot so long in coming?
Why don’t we hear the sound of chariot wheels?’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:11 - “This is how a king will reign over you,” Samuel said. “The king will draft your sons and assign them to his chariots and his charioteers, making them run before his chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:1 - After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:33 - and were similar to chariot wheels. The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:29 - At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver,[fn] and horses for 150 pieces of silver.[fn] They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:18 - King Rehoboam sent Adoniram,[fn] who was in charge of the labor force, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:33 - The men took this as a good sign and quickly picked up on his words. “Yes,” they said, “your brother Ben-hadad!”
“Go and get him,” the king of Israel told them. And when Ben-hadad arrived, Ahab invited him up into his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:35 - The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:21 - So Gehazi set off after Naaman.
When Naaman saw Gehazi running after him, he climbed down from his chariot and went to meet him. “Is everything all right?” Naaman asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:26 - But Elisha asked him, “Don’t you realize that I was there in spirit when Naaman stepped down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to receive money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, and male and female servants?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:27 - When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what was happening, he fled along the road to Beth-haggan. Jehu rode after him, shouting, “Shoot him, too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot at the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam. He was able to go on as far as Megiddo, but he died there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:11 - He removed from the entrance of the LORD’s Temple the horse statues that the former kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were near the quarters of Nathan-melech the eunuch, an officer of the court.[fn] The king also burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:18 - He designated the amount of refined gold for the altar of incense. Finally, he gave him a plan for the LORD’s “chariot”—the gold cherubim[fn] whose wings were stretched out over the Ark of the LORD’s Covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:17 - At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver,[fn] and horses for 150 pieces of silver.[fn] They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:25 - Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his horses and chariots, and he had 12,000 horses.[fn] He stationed some of them in the chariot cities, and some near him in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:18 - King Rehoboam sent Adoniram,[fn] who was in charge of the labor force, to restore order, but the people of Israel stoned him to death. When this news reached King Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:9 - Once an Ethiopian[fn] named Zerah attacked Judah with an army of 1,000,000 men[fn] and 300 chariots. They advanced to the town of Mareshah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34 - The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:24 - So they lifted Josiah out of his chariot and placed him in another chariot. Then they brought him back to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried there in the royal cemetery. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:12 - Before I realized it,
my strong desires had taken me to the chariot of a noble man.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:7 - Israel is full of silver and gold;
there is no end to its treasures.
Their land is full of warhorses;
there is no end to its chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:18 - crumple you into a ball,
and toss you away into a distant, barren land.
There you will die,
and your glorious chariots will be broken and useless.
You are a disgrace to your master!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:15 - See, the LORD is coming with fire,
and his swift chariots roar like a whirlwind.
He will bring punishment with the fury of his anger
and the flaming fire of his hot rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:13 - Our enemy rushes down on us like storm clouds!
His chariots are like whirlwinds.
His horses are swifter than eagles.
How terrible it will be, for we are doomed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:5 - Look at them as they leap along the mountaintops.
Listen to the noise they make—like the rumbling of chariots,
like the roar of fire sweeping across a field of stubble,
or like a mighty army moving into battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:13 - Harness your chariot horses and flee,
you people of Lachish.[fn]
You were the first city in Judah
to follow Israel in her rebellion,
and you led Jerusalem[fn] into sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:10 - “In that day,” says the LORD,
“I will slaughter your horses
and destroy your chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:2 - Hear the crack of whips,
the rumble of wheels!
Horses’ hooves pound,
and chariots clatter wildly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:8 - Was it in anger, LORD, that you struck the rivers
and parted the sea?
Were you displeased with them?
No, you were sending your chariots of salvation!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:22 - I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:1 - Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:2 - The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:3 - the third by white horses, and the fourth by powerful dappled-gray horses.
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