HebrewH4818Noun (Feminine)

מֶרְכָּבָה

mer.ka.vah

39Occurrences
H4818Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a chariot

feminine of H4817 (מֶרְכָּב);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
chariot

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

מֶרְכָּבָה appears 39 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Kings
5
2 Chronicles
5
2 Kings
5
Isaiah
3
Zechariah
3
Exodus
2
Genesis
2
Judges
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 28:18BSB

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.

2 Chronicles 1:17BSB

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 Kings 5:21BSB

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?”

Genesis 46:29BSB

Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.

Judges 5:28BSB

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?’

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