Strong H7397H7397Aרֵכָבִי
Rechabite
One of the 2 senses of Strong H7397
- Transliteration
- rêkâh
- Pronunciation
- ray-kaw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Rechab was the ancestor of the Rechabites, a nomadic tribe known for their faithfulness to God's commands.
General definition
Probably feminine from H7401; softness;
{Rekah} a place in Palestine: - Rechah.
{Rekah} a place in Palestine: - Rechah.
In the biblical story
Rechab
Ancestor of the Rechabites, who were faithful to God
Rechab was the ancestor of the Rechabites, a nomadic tribe known for their faithfulness to God's commands.
In the Bible
Strong H7397A appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- rechabites4
First verses
- Jeremiah 35:2Go 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 35:3Then 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 35:5And 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 35:18And 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: