Rakkav רַכָּב
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| רַכָּב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rakkav |
| Strong's number | H7395 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | charioteer |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (1) |
Rakkav (Hebrew רַכָּב, Strong's H7395) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “charioteer”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) driver, charioteer, horseman
1a) charioteer
1b) horseman
1a) charioteer
1b) horseman
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | chariot (2), horseman (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | his charioteer (2), rider (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Rakkav, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 22:34And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 9:17And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 18:33And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
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).