7409. rekesh
Lexicon
rekesh: Steed, horse

Original Word: רֶכֶשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: rekesh
Pronunciation: reh'-kesh
Phonetic Spelling: (reh'-kesh)
KJV: dromedary, mule, swift beast
NASB: steeds, horses, swift steeds
Word Origin: [from H7408 (רָכַשׁ - acquired)]

1. a relay of animals on a post-route (as stabled up for that purpose)
2. (by implication) a swift horse or animal

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
dromedary, mule, swift beast

From rakash; a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication, a courser -- dromedary, mule, swift beast.

see HEBREW rakash

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
perhaps from rakash
Definition
steeds
NASB Translation
horses (1), steeds (2), swift steeds (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רֶ֫כֶשׁ noun masculineEsther 8:10 collective steeds (connection with √ dubious); — absolute ׳ר Micah 1:13 +, רָ֑כֶשׁ 1 Kings 5:8; — + סוּסִים 1 Kings 5:8, harnessed to chariot Micah 1:13, ridden Esther 8:10 ( + סוּסִים; defined as בְּנֵי הָרֵמָּכִים), Esther 8:14.

Forms and Transliterations
הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ הרכש וְלָרָ֑כֶשׁ ולרכש לָרֶ֖כֶשׁ לרכש hā·re·ḵeš haRechesh hāreḵeš lā·re·ḵeš laRechesh lāreḵeš velaRachesh wə·lā·rā·ḵeš wəlārāḵeš
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Kings 4:28
HEB: וְהַתֶּ֔בֶן לַסּוּסִ֖ים וְלָרָ֑כֶשׁ יָבִ֗אוּ אֶל־
NAS: for the horses and swift steeds to the place
KJV: for the horses and dromedaries brought
INT: and straw the horses and swift brought to

Esther 8:10
HEB: בַּסּוּסִ֜ים רֹכְבֵ֤י הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים בְּנֵ֖י
NAS: riding on steeds sired
KJV: [and] riders on mules, camels,
INT: horses riding steeds camels sired

Esther 8:14
HEB: הָרָצִ֞ים רֹכְבֵ֤י הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים יָֽצְא֛וּ
NAS: on the royal steeds; and the decree
KJV: that rode upon mules [and] camels
INT: the couriers riding steeds the royal went

Micah 1:13
HEB: רְתֹ֧ם הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה לָרֶ֖כֶשׁ יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָכִ֑ישׁ
NAS: the chariot to the team of horses, O inhabitant
KJV: the chariot to the swift beast: she [is] the beginning
INT: Harness the chariot of horses inhabitant of Lachish

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7409
4 Occurrences


hā·re·ḵeš — 2 Occ.
lā·re·ḵeš — 1 Occ.
wə·lā·rā·ḵeš — 1 Occ.

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