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2 Samuel 6:3

“And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רָכַבrâkab · raw-kab'
H7392 · Hebrew

Definition: to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bring (on (horse-) back), carry, get (oneself) up, on (horse-) back, put, (cause to, make to) ride (in a chariot, on, -r), set.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יַּרְכִּ֜בוּ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vhw3mp
Usage: Occurs 78 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 24:61 Genesis 41:43 Genesis 49:17 Exodus 4:20 Exodus 15:1

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָכַב here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.