מֶרְכָּבָה
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4818
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
chariot tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
מֶרְכָּבָה: n.f. chariot tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.f. chariot;—abs. מ׳ Ju 4:15 +, cstr. מִרְכֶּ֫בֶת †Gn 41:43; sf. מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ 46:29 +; pl. מַרְכָּבוֹת Zc 6:1 +; cstr. מַרְכְּבוֹת 2 K 23:11 +, -בֹת Ex 15:4; sf. מַרְכְּבֹתֶיךָ Mi 5:10; Hb 3:8, etc.;—chariot (often ‖ סוּס(ים), 1 S 8:11 פָרָשִׁים): especially war-chariot, Egypt., Ex 14:25 (J), 15:4 (song), 2 Ch 14:8; from Muṣri in N. Syriac (according to Wkl., v. מצרים ad fin., cf. Kit 1 K 10:28 Benz1b.) 1 K 10:29 = 2 Ch 1:17; Can., Jos 11:6, 9 (JE), Ju 4:15 (‖ רֶכֶב), 5:28 (‖ id.); Assyrian, Is 2:7; Na 3:2; foe from north Je 4:13, nations in gen. Hg 2:22; Isr. and Jud. 1 K 20:33; 22:35 = 2 Ch 18:34; 2 K 9:27; 10:15; 2 Ch 35:24; Mi 5:10; fig. of י׳’s chariots Is 66:15; Hb 3:8, cf. (in vision) Zc 6:1, 2(×2), 3(×2); מ׳ for dignity and display Gn 41:43 (E), 46:29 (J), 1 S 8:11(×2); 2 S 15:1; 2 K 5:21, 26, מַרְכְּבוֹת כְּבוֹדֶ֑ךָ Is 22:18 (iron.); used in flight 1 K 12:18 = 2 Ch 10:18, Mi 1:13; מַרְכְּבוֹת הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ 2 K 23:11 (idolatrous); הַמּ׳ הַכְּרוּבִים (read מִרְכֶּבֶת הַכּ׳, 𝔊 Benz) 1 Ch 28:18 (on this conception of cherubim in temple v. Benz); מ׳ in similes: כְּמַעֲשֵׂה אוֹפַן הַמּ׳ 1 K 7:33, כְּקוֹל מ׳ Jo 2:5; obscure מַר׳ עַמִּי נָדִיב Ct 6:12 chariots of my people, a prince (?)—בֵּית מַרְכָּבוֹת v. p. 112.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 39 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: chariot (19); chariots (10); a chariot (4).
In the verses
לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי נַפְשִׁ֣י שָׂמַ֔תְנִי מַרְכְּב֖וֹת עַמִּי־נָדִֽיבעַמִּי־נָדִֽיבעַמִּי־נָדִֽיב׃
Word for word: not I.knew desire my it set.me the.chariots of Ammi- nadib
JPS 1917: Before I was aware, my soul set me upon the chariots of my princely people.
ק֣וֹל שׁ֔וֹט וְק֖וֹל רַ֣עַשׁ אוֹפָ֑ן וְס֣וּס דֹּהֵ֔ר וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖ה מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃
Word for word: [the].sound of.a.whip and.[the] sound of.[the].rattling of.a.wheel and a.horse galloping and a.chariot jolting
JPS 1917: Hark! the whip, and hark! the rattling of the wheels; and prancing horses, and bounding chariots;
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