H7394H

רֵכָב

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Rechab

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.15; son of: Hammath (H2575B); father of: Jonadab (H3082) Also named: re.kha.vi (רֵכָבִי "Rechabite" H7397A) § Rechab = "rider" 1) father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 2) father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 3) one of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him Rechabites, of Rechab "rider" adj pr 4) descendants of Rechab

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

רֵכָב proper name, masculine (band of riders? compare Arabic camels used in journeying); —

1. Πηχαβ:
  a. in ׳יְהוֺנָדָב בֶּןרֿ (Jehu's time, see ׳יְהו) 2Kgs 10:15; 2Kgs 10:13, whose descendants [or, the members of whose society, RSK 15, yet see NöZMG xi (1886). 171] were contemporary with Jeremiah, Jer 35:6; Jer 35:8; Jer 35:14; Jer 35:16; Jer 35:19; 1Chr 2:55 הַקִּינִים (see קֵינִי) are said to be descended from „mmath, אֲבִי בֵיתרֵֿכָב. — On the asceticism of different tribes compare Diodxix.94 (Nabataeans), PalmerDesert 432 (Kheibari Jews in Arabia); see also BertholStellung Israel Zu d, Freemden 80.
  b. (perhaps= a, so EmeyEntstehung 147) in ׳מַלְכִּיָּה בֶןרֿ Neh 3:14.
2. in Benjamin, 2Sam 4:2 (πηχαβ), v2Sam 4:3 v2Sam 4:6 v2Sam 4:9 (πεκχα; A ᵐ5L Πηχαβ in all).


7 occurrences

II Kings (2), Jeremiah (5)