Merkav מֶרְכָּב
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| מֶרְכָּב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | merkav |
| Strong's number | H4817 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | chariot |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (1) |
Merkav (Hebrew מֶרְכָּב, Strong's H4817) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “chariot”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) chariot, place to ride, riding seat
1a) chariot
1b) seat (of a litter), saddle
1a) chariot
1b) seat (of a litter), saddle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | saddle (1), chariots (1), covering (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | saddle (1), his chariot (1), its seat (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Merkav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 15:9And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean.Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 4:26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 3:10He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.He has made its posts of silver, its base of gold, its seat of purple fabric. Its interior is inlaid with love by the daughters of Jerusalem.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).