Rechabite
רֵכָבִיStrong’s H7397rekhavi (re-kha-vi)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Rekhavi is the Hebrew word usually translated “rechabites” and “recah”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.15
- § Rechah = "uttermost part"
How it's translated
- the rechabites 4
- recah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 4
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Jeremiah 35:2Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
- Jeremiah 35:3Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
- Jeremiah 35:5And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
- Jeremiah 35:18And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
Hebrew dictionary
רֵכָבִי rekhavi · Rechabite
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.15; son of: Hammath (H2575B); father of: Jonadab (H3082) Group of re.khav (רֵכָב "Rechab" H7394H) Rechabite = inhabitant of Rechar inhabitant of Rechar, a place in Judah perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem
רֵכָה rekhah · Recah
§ Rechah = "uttermost part" a place in Judah perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem
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.