רַכָּב
rakav · chariot driver
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7395 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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rakav (רַכָּב) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “chariot driver”.
The one who drives a chariot; also the horseman who rides in it.
How to say it
ra·kav
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The one who drove the war chariot's horses while another fought.
- A soldier or messenger who goes on horseback.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- chariot driver ×2
- horseman ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 22:34
But a man drew the bow in his simplicity, and struck the king of Israel between the joints and the breastplate. He said to his chariot driver, “Turn your hand and take me out of the camp, for I am wounded.”
- 2 Kings 9:17
The watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman and send him to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is there peace?’”
- 2 Chronicles 18:33
But a man drew the bow in his simplicity, and struck the king of Israel between the joints and the breastplate. He said to the chariot driver, “Turn your hand and take me out of the camp, for I am wounded.”