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Lexicon :: Strong's H7394 - rēḵāḇ

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רֵכָב
Transliteration
rēḵāḇ
Pronunciation
ray-kawb'
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Part of Speech
proper adjective, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

רֵכָב Rêkâb, ray-kawb'; from H7392; rider; Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites:—Rechab.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H7394 in the following manner: Rechab (13x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H7394 in the following manner: Rechab (13x).

  1. Rechab = "rider"

    proper masculine noun

    1. father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel

    2. father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

    3. one of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him

      proper adjective

  2. Rechabites = see Rechab "rider"

    1. descendants of Rechab

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רֵכָב Rêkâb, ray-kawb'; from H7392; rider; Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites:—Rechab.
STRONGS H7394: Abbreviations
† רֵכָב proper name, masculine (band of riders? compare Arabic bdb093901 camels used in journeying); —
1. Πηχαβ:
a. in יְהוֺנָדָב בֶּןרֿ׳ (Jehu's time, see יְהו׳) 2 Kings 10:15, 13, whose descendants [or, the members of whose society, RSK 15, yet see NöZMG xi (1886). 171] were contemporary with Jeremiah, Jeremiah 35:6, 8, 14, 16, 19; 1 Chronicles 2:55 הַקִּינִים (see קֵינִי) are said to be descended from Ḥammath, אֲבִי בֵיתרֵֿכָב. — On the asceticism of different tribes compare Diodxix.94 (Nabataeans), PalmerDesert 432 (Kheibarí Jews in Arabia); see also BertholStellung Israel Zu d, Freemden 80.
b. (perhaps= a, so EmeyEntstehung 147) in מַלְכִּיָּה בֶןרֿ׳ Nehemiah 3:14.
2. in Benjamin, 2 Samuel 4:2 (πηχαβ), 2 Samuel 4:3; 2 Samuel 4:6; 2 Samuel 4:9 (πεκχα; A LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Πηχαβ in all).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

4:2; 4:3; 4:6; 4:9

2 Kings

10:13; 10:15

1 Chronicles

2:55

Nehemiah

3:14

Jeremiah

35:6; 35:8; 35:14; 35:16; 35:19

H7394

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7394 matches the Hebrew רֵכָב (rēḵāḇ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:6 - The doorkeeper, who had been sifting wheat, became drowsy and fell asleep. So Recab and Baanah slipped past her.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:9 - But David said to Recab and Baanah, “The LORD, who saves me from all my enemies, is my witness.

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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 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 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.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:55

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:55 - and the families of scribes living at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. All these were Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of the family of Recab.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:14 - The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Recab, the leader of the Beth-hakkerem district. He rebuilt it, set up its doors, and installed its bolts and bars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:6 - but they refused. “No,” they said, “we don’t drink wine, because our ancestor Jehonadab[fn] son of Recab gave us this command: ‘You and your descendants must never drink wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:8 - So we have obeyed him in all these things. We have never had a drink of wine to this day, nor have our wives, our sons, or our daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:14 - The Recabites do not drink wine to this day because their ancestor Jehonadab told them not to. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you refuse to obey me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:16 - The descendants of Jehonadab son of Recab have obeyed their ancestor completely, but you have refused to listen to me.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:19 - Therefore, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Recab will always have descendants who serve me.’”
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