Definition
a primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
Traditional renderings: bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.
Traditional renderings: bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רָכַב:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
78 total
- Psalm 45:4רְכַ֗ב · ride forthIn your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
- Psalm 66:12הִרְכַּ֥בְתָּ · rideYou let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
- Psalm 68:4לָרֹכֵ֣ב · Him who ridesSing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.
- Psalm 68:33לָ֭רֹכֵב · to Him who rides…to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
- Isaiah 19:1רֹכֵ֨ב · ridesThis is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
- Isaiah 30:16נִרְכָּ֔ב · We will ride“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
- Isaiah 36:8רֹכְבִ֥ים · ridersNow, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
- Isaiah 58:14וְהִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָ · and I will make you ride…then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
- Jeremiah 6:23יִרְכָּ֑בוּ · and they rideThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”
- Jeremiah 17:25רֹכְבִ֣ים׀ · riding…then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
- Jeremiah 22:4רֹֽכְבִים֙ · ridingFor if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people.
- Jeremiah 50:42יִרְכָּ֑בוּ · and they rideThey grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 51:21וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ · and rider; וְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃ · and driverWith you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.
- Ezekiel 23:6רֹכְבֵ֖י · mounted on…clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
- Ezekiel 23:12רֹכְבֵ֣י · riding onShe too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
- Ezekiel 23:23רֹכְבֵ֥י · mounted on…the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.
- Ezekiel 38:15רֹכְבֵ֤י · ridingAnd you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army.
- Hosea 10:11אַרְכִּ֤יב · I will harnessEphraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.
- Hosea 14:3נִרְכָּ֔ב · rideAssyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
- Amos 2:15וְרֹכֵ֣ב · and the horsemanThe archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
- Habakkuk 3:8תִרְכַּב֙ · You rodeWere You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
- Haggai 2:22וְרֹ֣כְבֶ֔יהָ · and their riders; וְרֹ֣כְבֵיהֶ֔ם · and their ridersI will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
- Zechariah 1:8רֹכֵב֙ · ridingI looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
- Zechariah 9:9וְרֹכֵ֣ב · and ridingRejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Zechariah 10:5רֹכְבֵ֥י · and they will put the horsemenThey will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
- Zechariah 12:4וְרֹכְב֖וֹ · and [every] riderOn that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations.