מֶרְכָּבָה
mer.ka.vah
“chariot”
Definition
a chariot
feminine of H4817 (מֶרְכָּב);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מֶרְכָּבָה appears 39 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
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.
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?”
Joseph prepared his chariot and went there to meet his father Israel. Joseph presented himself to him, embraced him, and wept profusely.
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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