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Hebrew noun (feminine) · H4818

מֶרְכָּבָה

merkabahmer-kaw-baw'

chariot

44 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: merkâbâh

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4818is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 19 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 36
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H4818

a chariot

The King James renders it: chariot. See also H1024 (בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת).

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

merkabah is rendered "chariot". It stands 44 times in the Hebrew text, across nineteen books.

  • Six of the uses stand in 2 Chronicles, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 41:43He 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.
  • The Greek text spells it thirty-six different ways.

The first use

He 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.

Genesis 41:43בְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶת

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in nineteen of the 39 Old Testament books.

The other 20 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • the chariot9
  • chariots of4
  • in the chariot4
  • a chariot3
  • and with the chariot3
  • chariot his3
  • chariots his3
  • and chariots2
  • chariots2
  • chariots their2
  • chariots your2
  • and a chariot1

and 6 more, 44 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

מֶרְחָקmerchaqdistanceUses18
מֶרְחָבmerchabbroadUses6
מֶרְכָּבmerkabchariotUses3
מֶרְקָחָהmerqachahointment pot/seasoningUses2
מֶרְקָחmerqachspiceUses1

All 44, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

36 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה3
  • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔ה2
  • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה2
  • הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃2
  • וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥ה2
  • מֶרְכָּבָה֙2
  • מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם2
  • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖ה1
  • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה1
  • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֥ה1
  • בְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶת1
  • בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹ1

and 24 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular9HTd/Ncfsa
  • preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular5HRd/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)4HNcfpc
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4HNcfpc/Sp3ms
  • noun · feminine singular4HNcfsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular3HC/Rd/Ncfsa
  • noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3HNcfsc/Sp3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural2HC/Ncfpa
  • noun · feminine plural2HNcfpa
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HNcfpc/Sp2ms
  • noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2HNcfpc/Sp3mp
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular1HC/Ncfsa

Genesis

two uses
  • He 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.

    Genesis 41:43

    • בְּמִרְכֶּ֤בֶתbemirkevetpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in chariot of
  • Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

    Genesis 46:29

    • מֶרְכַּבְתּ֔וֹmerkavtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: chariot his

Exodus

two uses
  • He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”

    Exodus 14:25

    • מַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmarkevotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: chariots its
  • Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.

    Exodus 15:4

    • מַרְכְּבֹ֥תmarkevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chariots of

Joshua

two uses
  • Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”

    Joshua 11:6

    • מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖םmarkevoteihemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: chariots their
  • Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.

    Joshua 11:9

    • מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶ֖םmarkevoteihemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: chariots their

Judges

two uses
  • And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.

    Judges 4:15

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הhamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot
  • Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’

    Judges 5:28

    • מַרְכְּבוֹתָֽיו׃markevotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: chariots his

1 Samuel

two uses
  • He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.

    1 Samuel 8:11

    • בְּמֶרְכַּבְתּ֣וֹbemerkavtopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in chariot his
    • מֶרְכַּבְתּֽוֹ׃merkavtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: chariot his

2 Samuel

one use
  • Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

    2 Samuel 15:1

    • מֶרְכָּבָ֖הmerkavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a chariot

1 Kings

five uses
  • The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.

    1 Kings 7:33

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֑הhamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot
  • A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

    1 Kings 10:29

    • מֶרְכָּבָ֤הmerkavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a chariot
  • Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.

    1 Kings 12:18

    • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הbamerkavahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the chariot
  • Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

    1 Kings 20:33

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃hamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot
  • The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

    1 Kings 22:35

    • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֖הbamerkavahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the chariot

2 Kings

five uses
  • So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”

    2 Kings 5:21

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הhamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot
  • But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?

    2 Kings 5:26

    • מֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹmerkavtonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: chariot his
  • When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.

    2 Kings 9:27

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הhamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot
  • When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,

    2 Kings 10:15

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃hamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot
  • And he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.

    2 Kings 23:11

    • מַרְכְּב֥וֹתmarkevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chariots of

1 Chronicles

one use
  • the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

    1 Chronicles 28:18

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הhamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot

2 Chronicles

six uses
  • A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

    2 Chronicles 1:17

    • מֶרְכָּבָה֙merkavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a chariot
  • Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

    2 Chronicles 9:25

    • וּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתumarkavotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and chariots
  • Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.

    2 Chronicles 10:18

    • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הbamerkavahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the chariot
  • Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

    2 Chronicles 14:9

    • וּמַרְכָּב֖וֹתumarkavotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluraltagged: and chariots
  • The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.

    2 Chronicles 18:34

    • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הbamerkavahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the chariot
  • So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

    2 Chronicles 35:24

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הhamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot

Song of Solomon

one use
  • Before I realized it, my desire had set me among the royal chariots of my people.

    Song of Solomon 6:12

    • מַרְכְּב֖וֹתmarkevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chariots of

Isaiah

three uses
  • Their land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots.

    Isaiah 2:7

    • לְמַרְכְּבֹתָֽיו׃lemarkevotavpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: to chariots its
  • roll you into a ball, and sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master.

    Isaiah 22:18

    • מַרְכְּב֣וֹתmarkevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: chariots of
  • For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.

    Isaiah 66:15

    • מַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יוmarkevotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: chariots his

Jeremiah

one use
  • Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!

    Jeremiah 4:13

    • מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יוmarkevotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: chariots his

Joel

one use
  • With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.

    Joel 2:5

    • מַרְכָּב֗וֹתmarkavotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: chariots

Micah

two uses
  • Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

    Micah 1:13

    • הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הhamerkavahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the chariot
  • “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.

    Micah 5:10

    • מַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ׃markevoteikhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: chariots your

Nahum

one use
  • The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!

    Nahum 3:2

    • וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖הumerkavahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and a chariot

Habakkuk

one use
  • Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?

    Habakkuk 3:8

    • מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖יךָmarkevoteikhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: chariots your

Haggai

one use
  • I 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.

    Haggai 2:22

    • מֶרְכָּבָה֙merkavahnoun · feminine singulartagged: chariotry

Zechariah

five uses
  • And again I lifted up my eyes and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze.

    Zechariah 6:1

    • מַרְכָּבוֹת֙markavotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: chariots
  • The first chariot had red horses, the second black horses,

    Zechariah 6:2

    • בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הbamerkavahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: with the chariot
    • וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הuvamerkavahconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: and with the chariot
  • the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.

    Zechariah 6:3

    • וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָ֥הuvamerkavahconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: and with the chariot
    • וּבַמֶּרְכָּבָה֙uvamerkavahconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: and with the chariot

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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

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The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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