H7397 רֵכָה (Rêkâh) ray-kaw'

Hebrew

Biblical Persons & Places

Recah Recah= near Bethlehem_1 (Bethlehem@Gen.35.16-Jhn=H1035G)

A location near Bethlehem only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12; only referred to as Recah (רֵכָה).

Strong's Definition

Rekah, a place in Palestine

Derivation: probably feminine from H7401 (רָכַךְ); softness;

KJV Usage: Rechah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Rechah = "uttermost part"

1) a place in Judah

1a) perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

רֵכָבִי (re.kha.vi) — Rechabite. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.15; son of: Hammath (H2575B); father of: Jonadab (H3082) Group of re.khav (רֵכָב "Rechab" H7394H) Rechabite = inhabitant of Rechar inhabitant of Rechar, a place in Judah perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem

רֵכָה (re.khah) — Recah.

§ Rechah = "uttermost part" a place in Judah perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

רֵכָבִי (H7397a)

adj · רֵכָב

Names of Groups

Rechabite = descendant of Rechab, a group of people who refused to live a sedentary life as farmers as the other Israelites, but continued to live in tents and were not allowed to drink wine

JER 35:2 · JER 35:3 · JER 35:5 · JER 35:18

Reinier de Blois

רֵכָה (H7397b)

name

Names of Locations

Recah = town; ◄ territory of Judah

1CH 4:12

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[רֵכָבִי] adj. gent. of רֵכָב base

רֵכָה n.pr.loc. in Judah;—1 Ch 4:12 ref

Bible Occurrences (5)

4:12

35:2 35:3 35:5 35:18

1 Chronicles 4:12

Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.

Jeremiah 35:2

Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”

Jeremiah 35:3

So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons— the entire house of the Rechabites—

Jeremiah 35:5

Then I set pitchers full of wine and [some] cups before the men of the house of the Rechabites, and I said to them, Drink some wine.”

Jeremiah 35:18

Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Because you have obeyed... the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,