Strong H7409רֶ֫כֶשׁ

steed

Transliteration: rekesh
Pronunciation: reh'-kesh
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H7408; a relay of animals on a post route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication a courser: - {dromedary} {mule} swift beast.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: steed

Exact lexical definition: steeds

Part of speech: noun

BDB context: רֶ֫כֶשׁ n.m . coll . steeds

In the Bible

Strong H7409 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

mule2
beast1
dromedary1

First 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.