Strong H7394H7394Iרֵכָב
Rechab
One of the 3 senses of Strong H7394
- Transliteration
- rêkâb
- Pronunciation
- ray-kawb'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.14;
father of: Malchijah (H4441N)
father of: Malchijah (H4441N)
Meaning of the name
Rechab = "rider"
General definition
From H7392; rider;
{Rekab} the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites: - Rechab.
{Rekab} the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites: - Rechab.
In the biblical story
Rechab
Father of Malchijah, who repaired the Dung Gate
Rechab was the father of Malchijah, who repaired the Dung Gate during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls.
In the Bible
Strong H7394I appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- rechab1
First verses
- Nehemiah 3:14But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth–haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.