Strong's Hebrew · H7392
H7392 râkab
רָכַב
raw-kab'
to ride
râkab appears 78 times in Scripture, including Genesis 24:61 and Exodus 4:20. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
In the King James Version
bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 78 times in Scripture
“And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.””
“He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.”
““My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,”
““Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.””
“But the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not the donkey you have ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?” “No,” he replied.”
“Then Rebekah and her servant girls got ready, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.”
“He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.”
“Any saddle on which the man with the discharge rides will be unclean.”
“Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
“So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
