רָכַב rakhav

Hebrew word for “to ride” · Strong’s H7392 · used 78 times in 75 verses

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Meaning

1) to mount and ride, ride;

How it is translated

Glosses given for rakhav in context, with how often each is used:

• riders 13
• rider 11
• riding 8
• rode 7
• made ride 7
• will ride 5
• caused to ride 3
• ride 3
• who rode 2
• made to ride 2
• make ride 2
• will make ride 2

Where it is used

Also in 12 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

2 Kings 9 (5), 1 Kings 1 (3), Esther 6 (3), Ezekiel 23 (3), Exodus 15 (2), Numbers 22 (2), 1 Samuel 25 (2), Esther 8 (2), Psalms 68 (2), Genesis 24 (1)

Forms

• רכב 10
• רכבי 8
• וירכב 7
• רכבים 7
• וירכבו 6
• ורכבו 5
• לרכב 4
• רכבו 2
• רכבת 2
• וירכיבהו 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with rakhav more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• סוּס sus “horse” 29
• חֲמוֹר chamor “donkey” 7
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 12
• אָתוֹן aton “she-ass” 5
• עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 8
• לָבֵשׁ lavash “to clothe” 5
• רֶכֶב rekhev “chariot” 5
• פִּרְדָּה pirdah “female mule” 3
• דָּוִד david “David” 8
• אַשּׁוּר ashshur “Assyria” 5
• מֶרְכָּבָה merkavah “chariot” 4
• ךָּ ka “you” 7

Key verses

The verses using rakhav that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 15:1 — Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse…
• Deuteronomy 32:13 — He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of…
• 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.
• Psalms 45:4 — And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
• Isaiah 19:1 — The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the…
• Isaiah 30:16 — But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.
• Hosea 14:3 — Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless…
• Habakkuk 3:8 — Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy…
• Haggai 2:22 — And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that…
• Zechariah 1:8 — I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses,…
• Zechariah 9:9 — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding…
• Zechariah 10:5 — And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.