Word Study · Strong's H7409 · Hebrew
רֶכֶשׁ
rekesh
reh'-kesh
“a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication, a courser
Rendered in the KJV as
dromedary, mule, swift beast.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙2
- וְלָרָ֑כֶשׁ1
- לָרֶ֖כֶשׁ1
How it is rendered · 3
- the steed[s]2
- and for the steed[s]1
- to the steed1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Esther carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Esther2 occurrences
- Esther 8:10הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙harekheshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularMordecai 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 steed[s]
- Esther 8:14הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙harekheshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe 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 steed[s]