H7397: רֵכָה
Rêkâh · pronounced ray-kaw' · “Rechabite”
Definition
Rekah, a place in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Rechah.
Word origin: probably feminine from H7401 (רָכַךְ); softness;
Extended definition
son of: Hammath (H2575B);
father of: Jonadab (H3082)
Group of re.khav (רֵכָב "Rechab" H7394H)
Rechabite = inhabitant of Rechar
inhabitant of Rechar, a place in Judah
perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7397 is translated
- rechabites ×4
- recah ×1
Bible verses with H7397 (Rêkâh)
Rêkâh appears in 5 verses.
- 1 Chronicles 4:12
And Eshton begat Beth–rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir–nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
- Jeremiah 35:2
Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
- Jeremiah 35:3
Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
- Jeremiah 35:5
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
- Jeremiah 35:18
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you: