Word Study · Strong's H7392 · Hebrew
רָכַב
rakab
raw-kab'
Strong's 1890 spelling: râkab
“to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
Rendered in the KJV as
bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.
- 78occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 24 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 64inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 78 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 64
- וְרֹכְב֖וֹ3
- רֹכֵ֣ב3
- רֹכְבֵ֤י3
- וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב2
- וְרֹכֵ֣ב2
- יִרְכָּ֑בוּ2
- נִרְכָּ֔ב2
- רֹכֵ֨ב2
- רֹכְבֵ֥י2
- רֹֽכְבִים֙2
- רֹכְבִ֥ים2
- אַרְכִּ֤יב1
and 52 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 53
- [was] riding5
- riders of5
- and he rode4
- and rider its4
- [the] riders of2
- [who] ride2
- [who] rode2
- and he made ride2
- and they caused to ride2
- and they made ride him2
- and they made to ride2
- riders2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 40
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)8
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural7
- Hc/Vhw3mp6
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular6
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular5
- Hc/Vqw3ms5
- Hc/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms2
- Hc/Vhw3ms2
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)2
- preposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular2
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common plural2
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqrmpc · 8
- HVqrmpa · 7
- Hc/Vhw3mp · 6
- HVqrmsa · 6
- HC/Vqrmsc/Sp3ms · 5
- Hc/Vqw3ms · 5
- Hc/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms · 2
- Hc/Vhw3ms · 2
- HR/Vqcc · 2
- HRd/Vqrmsa · 2
- HVqi1cp · 2
- HVqi3mp · 2
All 78, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 24:61וַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙vatirkavnahHc/Vqw3fpThen Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.here: and they rode
- Genesis 41:43וַיַּרְכֵּ֣בvaiyarkevHc/Vhw3msHe had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.here: and he made ride
- Genesis 49:17רֹכְב֖וֹrokhevoverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.here: rider its
Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 4:20וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vaiyarkivemHc/Vhw3ms/Sp3mpSo Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.here: and he made ride them
- Exodus 15:1וְרֹכְב֖וֹverokhevoconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.here: and rider its
- Exodus 15:21וְרֹכְב֖וֹverokhevoconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”here: and rider its
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 22:22רֹכֵ֣בrokhevverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThen God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.here: [was] riding
- Numbers 22:30רָכַ֣בְתָּrakhavtaverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularBut the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.here: you have ridden
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 32:13יַרְכִּבֵ֙הוּ֙yarkivehuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,here: he caused to ride it
- Deuteronomy 33:26רֹכֵ֤בrokhevverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.here: [who] rides
Judges3 occurrences
- Judges 5:10רֹכְבֵי֩rokheveiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponderhere: O riders of
- Judges 10:4רֹֽכְבִים֙rokhevimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralHe had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.here: [who] rode
- Judges 12:14רֹכְבִ֖יםrokhevimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralHe had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.here: [who] rode
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 25:20רֹכֶ֣בֶתrokhevetverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularAs Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.here: [was] riding
- 1 Samuel 25:42וַתִּרְכַּב֙vatirkavHc/Vqw3fsSo Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.here: and she rode
- 1 Samuel 30:17רָכְב֥וּrakhevuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAnd David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.here: they rode
2 Samuel6 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 6:3וַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּvaiyarkivuHc/Vhw3mpThey set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,here: and they made to ride
- 2 Samuel 13:29וַֽיִּרְכְּב֛וּvaiyirkevuHc/Vqw3mpSo Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.here: and they mounted
- 2 Samuel 16:2לִרְכֹּ֗בlirkopreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”here: to ride
- 2 Samuel 18:9רֹכֵ֣בrokhevverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularNow Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.here: [was] riding
- 2 Samuel 19:26וְאֶרְכַּ֤בveerkavHC/Vqu1cs“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,here: so I may ride
- 2 Samuel 22:11וַיִּרְכַּ֥בvaiyirkavHc/Vqw3msHe mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.here: and he rode
1 Kings5 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:33וְהִרְכַּבְתֶּם֙vehirkavtemHc/Vhq2mp“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.here: and you will cause to ride
- 1 Kings 1:38וַיַּרְכִּ֙בוּ֙vaiyarkivuHc/Vhw3mpThen Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.here: and they caused to ride
- 1 Kings 1:44וַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּvaiyarkivuHc/Vhw3mpAnd with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.here: and they have caused to ride
- 1 Kings 13:13וַיִּרְכַּ֖בvaiyirkavHc/Vqw3msSo the prophet said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” Then they saddled the donkey for him, and he mounted ithere: and he rode
- 1 Kings 18:45וַיִּרְכַּ֥בvaiyirkavHc/Vqw3msMeanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.here: and he rode
2 Kings11 occurrences
- 2 Kings 4:24לִרְכֹּ֔בlirkopreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”here: to ride
- 2 Kings 9:16וַיִּרְכַּ֤בvaiyirkavHc/Vqw3msThen Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there and Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.here: and he rode in a chariot
- 2 Kings 9:18רֹכֵ֨בrokhevverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.”here: [the] rider of
- 2 Kings 9:19רֹכֵ֣בrokhevverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So the king sent out a second horseman, who went to them and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.”here: a rider of
- 2 Kings 9:25רֹכְבִ֤יםrokhevimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralAnd Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:here: [were] riding
- 2 Kings 9:28וַיַּרְכִּ֧בוּvaiyarkivuHc/Vhw3mpThen his servants carried him by chariot to Jerusalem and buried him with his fathers in his tomb in the City of David.here: and they caused to ride
- 2 Kings 10:16וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּvaiyarkivuHc/Vhw3mpsaying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.here: and they made ride
- 2 Kings 13:16הַרְכֵּ֤בharkevverb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singularThen Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.here: make ride
- 2 Kings 13:16וַיַּרְכֵּ֖בvaiyarkevHc/Vhw3msThen Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.here: and he made ride
- 2 Kings 18:23רֹכְבִ֥יםrokhevimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralNow, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!here: riders
- 2 Kings 23:30וַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּvaiyarkivuhuHc/Vhw3mp/Sp3msFrom Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.here: and they made ride him
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Esther5 occurrences
- Esther 6:8רָכַ֤בrakhavverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularhave them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.here: he has ridden
- Esther 6:9וְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּvehirkivuhuHc/Vhq3cp/Sp3msLet the robe and the horse be entrusted to one of the king’s most noble princes. Let them array the man the king wants to honor and parade him on the horse through the city square, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!’”here: and they will make ride him
- Esther 6:11וַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙vaiyarkivehuHc/Vhw3ms/Sp3msSo Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor!”here: and he made ride him
- Esther 8:10רֹכְבֵ֤יrokheveiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.here: [the] riders of
- Esther 8:14רֹכְבֵ֤יrokheveiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.here: [the] riders of
Job2 occurrences
- Job 30:22תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִיtarkiveniverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularYou snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You toss me about in the storm.here: you make ride me
- Job 39:18וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃ulerokhevoconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularYet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.here: and to rider its
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 18:10וַיִּרְכַּ֣בvaiyirkavHc/Vqw3msHe mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.here: and he rode
- Psalms 45:4רְכַ֗בrekhavverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singularIn your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.here: ride forth
- Psalms 66:12הִרְכַּ֥בְתָּhirkavtaverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularYou let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.here: you have made ride
- Psalms 68:4לָרֹכֵ֣בlarokhevpreposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularSing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds— His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.here: to the rider
- Psalms 68:33לָ֭רֹכֵבlarokhevpreposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularto Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.here: to the rider
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 19:1רֹכֵ֨בrokhevverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThis is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.here: [is] riding
- Isaiah 30:16נִרְכָּ֔בnirkavverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common plural“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.here: we will ride
- Isaiah 36:8רֹכְבִ֥יםrokhevimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralNow, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!here: riders
- Isaiah 58:14וְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָvehirkavtikhaHc/Vhq1cs/Sp2msthen you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.here: and I will make ride you
Jeremiah6 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:23יִרְכָּ֑בוּyirkavuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”here: they ride
- Jeremiah 17:25רֹכְבִ֣ים׀rokhevimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralthen kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.here: [who] ride
- Jeremiah 22:4רֹֽכְבִים֙rokhevimverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralFor if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.here: [who] ride
- Jeremiah 50:42יִרְכָּ֑בוּyirkavuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.here: they will ride
- Jeremiah 51:21וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹverokhevoconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWith you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.here: and rider its
- Jeremiah 51:21וְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃verokhevoconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWith you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.here: and rider[s] its
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 23:6רֹכְבֵ֖יrokheveiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.here: riders of
- Ezekiel 23:12רֹכְבֵ֣יrokheveiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.here: riders of
- Ezekiel 23:23רֹכְבֵ֥יrokheveiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.here: riders of
- Ezekiel 38:15רֹכְבֵ֤יrokheveiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army.here: riders of
Hosea2 occurrences
- Hosea 10:11אַרְכִּ֤יבʾarkivverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularEphraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.here: I will cause to draw
- Hosea 14:3נִרְכָּ֔בnirkavverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common pluralAssyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”here: we will ride
Haggai2 occurrences
- Haggai 2:22וְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָverokheveihaconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularI will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.here: and riders its
- Haggai 2:22וְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔םverokheveihemconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralI will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.here: and riders their
Zechariah4 occurrences
- Zechariah 1:8רֹכֵב֙rokhevverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularI looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.here: [was] riding
- Zechariah 9:9וְרֹכֵ֣בverokhevconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularRejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem!See, your King comes to you,righteous and victorious,humble and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.here: and riding
- Zechariah 10:5רֹכְבֵ֥יrokheveiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)They will be like mighty men in battle,trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets.They will fight because the LORD is with them,and they will put the horsemen to shame.here: riders of
- Zechariah 12:4וְרֹכְב֖וֹverokhevoconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularOn that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations.here: and rider its