Hebrew word study

רָכַבrâkab — to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle)

Pronounced “raw-kab'”

to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

Translated in the King James as: bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.

Appears 78 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 3×

Genesis 24:61 Genesis 41:43 Genesis 49:17

Exodus — 3×

Exodus 4:20 Exodus 15:1 Exodus 15:21

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 15:9

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 22:22 Numbers 22:30

Deuteronomy — 2×

Deuteronomy 32:13 Deuteronomy 33:26

Judges — 3×

Judges 5:10 Judges 10:4 Judges 12:14

1 Samuel — 3×

1 Sam 25:20 1 Sam 25:42 1 Sam 30:17

2 Samuel — 6×

2 Sam 6:3 2 Sam 13:29 2 Sam 16:2 2 Sam 18:9 2 Sam 19:26 2 Sam 22:11

1 Kings — 5×

1 Ki 1:33 1 Ki 1:38 1 Ki 1:44 1 Ki 13:13 1 Ki 18:45

2 Kings — 11×

2 Ki 4:24 2 Ki 9:16 2 Ki 9:18 2 Ki 9:19 2 Ki 9:25 2 Ki 9:28 2 Ki 10:16 2 Ki 13:16 2 Ki 18:23 2 Ki 23:30+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 1×

1 Chr 13:7

2 Chronicles — 1×

2 Chr 35:24

Nehemiah — 1×

Nehemiah 2:12

Esther — 5×

Esther 6:8 Esther 6:9 Esther 6:11 Esther 8:10 Esther 8:14

Job — 2×

Job 30:22 Job 39:18

Psalms — 5×

Psalms 18:10 Psalms 45:4 Psalms 66:12 Psalms 68:4 Psalms 68:33

Isaiah — 4×

Isaiah 19:1 Isaiah 30:16 Isaiah 36:8 Isaiah 58:14

Jeremiah — 6×

Jeremiah 6:23 Jeremiah 17:25 Jeremiah 22:4 Jeremiah 50:42 Jeremiah 51:21+ 1 more in Jeremiah

Ezekiel — 4×

Ezekiel 23:6 Ezekiel 23:12 Ezekiel 23:23 Ezekiel 38:15

Hosea — 2×

Hosea 10:11 Hosea 14:3

Amos — 1×

Amos 2:15

Habakkuk — 1×

Habakkuk 3:8

Haggai — 2×

Haggai 2:22+ 1 more in Haggai

Zechariah — 4×

Zech 1:8 Zech 9:9 Zech 10:5 Zech 12:4

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