The meaning of “רָכַב”
Understanding râkab reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r...
רָכַב
bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set. - to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle) - causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch 1) to mount and ride, ride 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to mount, mount and sit or ride 1a2) to ride, be riding 1a3) rider (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to ride, cause to (mount and) ride 1b2) to cause to draw (plough, etc) 1b3) to cause to ride upon (fig)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:43 | “And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.” Word: רָכַב (râkab) | |
| Deuteronomy 33:26 | “There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.” Word: רָכַב (râkab) | |
| 1 Kings 1:44 | “And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:” Word: רָכַב (râkab) | |
| Nehemiah 2:12 | “And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.” Word: רָכַב (râkab) | |
| Isaiah 36:8 | “Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.” Word: רָכַב (râkab) |
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