H7409: רֶכֶשׁ
rekesh · pronounced reh'-kesh · “steed”
Definition
a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication, a courser
KJV translates it as: dromedary, mule, swift beast.
Word origin: from H7408 (רָכַשׁ);
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7409 is translated
- steeds ×3
- steed ×1
Bible verses with H7409 (rekesh)
Rekesh appears in 4 verses.
- 1 Kings 4:28
Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
- Esther 8:10
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
- Esther 8:14
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
- Micah 1:13
O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.