7397. Rekah
Strong's Lexicon
Rekah: Rekah

Original Word: רֵקָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Rekah
Pronunciation: ray-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (ray-kaw')
Definition: Rekah
Meaning: Rekah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root רָקַע (raqa), meaning "to spread out" or "to expand."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Rekah, as it is specific to Hebrew genealogical records. However, the concept of genealogies and land inheritance can be related to Greek terms like γῆ (gē, meaning "land" or "earth") and γενεά (genea, meaning "generation" or "lineage").

Usage: Rekah is a place name mentioned in the genealogies of the descendants of Judah. It is identified as a town or settlement, though its exact location is not definitively known today. The name may imply a place that is expansive or spread out, possibly referring to its geographical features or the extent of its territory.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, place names often held significant meaning, reflecting geographical characteristics, historical events, or the heritage of the people who lived there. Rekah, as part of the genealogical records, underscores the importance of land and lineage in Israelite society. These records were crucial for maintaining tribal identities and inheritance rights.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רֵכָה proper name, of a location in Judah; — 1 Chronicles 4:12, Πηχαβ.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Rechah

Probably feminine from rakak; softness; Rekah, a place in Palestine -- Rechah.

see HEBREW rakak

Forms and Transliterations
הָרֵכָבִ֗ים הָרֵכָבִ֜ים הָרֵכָבִֽים׃ הָרֵכָבִים֒ הרכבים הרכבים׃ רֵכָֽה׃ רכה׃ hā·rê·ḵā·ḇîm harechaVim hārêḵāḇîm rê·ḵāh reChah rêḵāh
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 4:12
HEB: אֵ֖לֶּה אַנְשֵׁ֥י רֵכָֽה׃ ס
NAS: These are the men of Recah.
KJV: These [are] the men of Rechah.
INT: These are the men of Recah

Jeremiah 35:2
HEB: אֶל־ בֵּ֣ית הָרֵכָבִים֒ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אוֹתָ֔ם
NAS: to the house of the Rechabites and speak
KJV: unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak
INT: to the house of the Rechabites and speak and bring

Jeremiah 35:3
HEB: כָּל־ בֵּ֥ית הָרֵכָבִֽים׃
NAS: and the whole house of the Rechabites,
KJV: and the whole house of the Rechabites;
INT: and the whole house of the Rechabites

Jeremiah 35:5
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י בֵית־ הָרֵכָבִ֗ים גְּבִעִ֛ים מְלֵאִ֥ים
NAS: of the house of the Rechabites pitchers
KJV: of the house of the Rechabites pots
INT: the men of the house of the Rechabites pitchers full

Jeremiah 35:18
HEB: וּלְבֵ֨ית הָרֵכָבִ֜ים אָמַ֣ר יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ
NAS: to the house of the Rechabites, Thus
KJV: unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith
INT: to the house of the Rechabites said Jeremiah

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7397
5 Occurrences


hā·rê·ḵā·ḇîm — 4 Occ.
rê·ḵāh — 1 Occ.
















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