Rechab
רֵכָבStrong’s H7394rekhav (re-khav)
Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rekhav is the Hebrew word usually translated “rechab”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.”
Meaning
- Father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel
- Father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
- One of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him
- Descendants of Rechab
- Father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel
- Father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
- One of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him
- Descendants of Rechab
- Father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel
- Father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
- One of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him
- Descendants of Rechab
How it's translated
- rechab 12
- and rechab 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 5
- 2 Samuel 4
- 2 Kings 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Nehemiah 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 4:5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
- 2 Samuel 4:6And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
- 2 Samuel 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
- 2 Kings 10:15And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
- 2 Kings 10:23And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.
- 1 Chronicles 2:55And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Hebrew dictionary
רֵכָב rekhav · Rechab
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2; son of: Rimmon (H7417B); brother of: Baanah (H1196) § 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
רֵכָב rekhav · 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
רֵכָב rekhav · Rechab
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.14; father of: Malchijah (H4441N) § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.