Rekhesh רֶ֫כֶשׁ
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| רֶ֫כֶשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rekhesh |
| Strong's number | H7409 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | steed |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Esther (2) |
Rekhesh (Hebrew רֶ֫כֶשׁ, Strong's H7409) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “steed”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
steeds, horses
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mules (2), dromedaries (1), beast (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | horses (2), chariot horses (1), swift horses (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Rekhesh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 4:28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
Esther
- Esther 8:10And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.
- Esther 8:14So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
Micah
- Micah 1:13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
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).