BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7393
re.khev — chariot
: chariot 1) a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders 1a) chariotry, chariots 1b) chariot (single) 1c) upper millstone (as riding on lower millstone) 1d) riders, troop (of riders), horsemen, pair of horsemen, men riding, ass-riders, camel-riders Also means: re.khev (רֶ֫כֶב ": millstone" H7393H)
100 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4818
mer.ka.vah — chariot
chariot
40 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G716
harma — chariot
ἅρμα, -τος, τό (ἀραρίσκω, to join), [in LXX רָכַב ;] a chariot: Act.8:28-29, 38, Rev.9:9.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4817
mer.kav — chariot
1) chariot, place to ride, riding seat 1a) chariot 1b) seat (of a litter), saddle
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7398
re.khuv — chariot
chariot
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3742
ke.ruv — cherub
1) cherub, cherubim (pl) 1a) an angelic being 1a1) as guardians of Eden 1a2) as flanking God's throne 1a3) as an image form hovering over the Ark of the Covenant 1a4) as the chariot of Jehovah (fig.)
44 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H212
o.phan — wheel
1) wheel 1a) chariot wheel 1b) wheel in Ezekiel's vision 1c) wheels of the ten bases beneath the lavers in Solomon's temple
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3848
parabatēs — transgresor
παρα-βάτης, -ου, ὁ (παραβαίνω), [in Sm.: Psa.17:4 139:19, Jer.6:28 * ;] 1. one who stands beside, the warrior who stands by the charioteer (of. παραβαίνω, 1). 2. a transgressor (Æsch., παρβάτης): Gal.2:18, Jas.2:9; π. νόμου, Rom.2:25, 27, Jas.2:11.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7395
rak.kav — charioteer
1) driver, charioteer, horseman 1a) charioteer 1b) horseman
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1024
bet ham.mar.ka.vot — Beth-marcaboth
Beth-marcaboth = "house of the chariots" a place in Simeon Another name of mad.man.nah (מַדְמַנָּה "Madmannah" H4089G)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4480
rheda — carriage
ῥέδη (see WH, App., 151), -ης, ἡ (a Gallic word), a chariot: Rev.18:13.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4491
min.hag — driving
driving, charioteering
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H668
ap.pir.yon — carriage
1) sedan, litter, palanquin 2) (CLBL) chariot
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H86
av.rekh — to bow
1) (meaning uncertain) -a shout made to announce Joseph's chariot 1a) bow! 1b) knee Aramaic equivalent: ar.khu.vah (אַרְכֻבָּה "knee" H0755)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6248
amaxa — a wagon
1. a wagon, wain , opposite to the war-chariot ( ἅρμα), Lat. plaustrum, (Homer) 2. with genitive a wagon-load of , πετρῶν, σίτου (Xenophon Historicus) 3. the carriage of the plough , Lat. currus, (Hesiod):—; Charles' wain in the heavens, the Great Bear ( ἄρκτος), (Homer) 4. = ἁμαξιτός, [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6647
bainō — to go
1. in most forms, 2. intransitive to walk, step , properly of motion on foot , ποσσὶ or ποσὶ βαίνειν (Homer), etc.; with infinitive in (Homer), βῆ ἰέναι, βῆ ἰέμεν set out to go, went his way, (Iliad by Homer); βῆ θέειν started to run, (Iliad by Homer); βῆ δ᾽ ἐλάαν, (Iliad by Homer), etc.:—;with accusative loci, (Sophocles Tragicus); and with all Preps. implying motion, as, ἐπὶ νηὸς ἔβαινεν was going on board ship, (Odyssey by Homer); ἐφ᾽ ἵππων βάντες having mounted the chariot, (Odyssey by Homer); βαίνειν δι᾽ αἵματος to wade through blood, (Euripides), etc. 3. in perfect to stand or be in a place, χῶρος ἐν ὧι βεβήκαμεν (Sophocles Tragicus); often almost= εἰμί (sum) , εὖ βεβηκώς on a good footing , well established, prosperous , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; so, οἱ ἐν τέλει βεβῶτες they who are in office, (Herdotus Historicus); compare ξυρόν. 4. to go, go away, depart , (Iliad by Homer); βέβηκα euphamistic for τέθνηκα, (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;of things, ἐννέα ἐνιαυτοὶ βεβάασι nine years have come and gone , (Iliad by Homer) 5. to come , τίπτε βέβηκα; (Iliad by Homer): to arrive , (Sophocles Tragicus) 6. to go on, advance , ἐς τόδε τόλμης, ἐς τοσοῦτον ἐλπίδων (Sophocles Tragicus) 7. with accusative to mount , (Homer) only in aor1 middle, βήσασθαι δίφρον:—; Pass., ἵπποι βαινόμεναι brood mares, (Herdotus Historicus) 8. χρέος ἔβα με debts came on me, (Aristophanes Comicus) 9. in Poets, with accusative of the instrument of motion, which is simply pleonastic, βαίνειν πόδα to advance the foot, step on , (Euripides), etc. 10. Causal, in future βήσω, aor1 ἔβησα:—; to make to go , βῆσεν ἀφ᾽ ἵππον, ἐξ ἵππων βῆσε brought them down from the chariot, (Iliad by Homer) The present in this sense is βιβάζω. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6947
diphros — a chair
1. the chariot-board , on which two could stand, the drive ἡνίοχος); and the combatant παραιβάτης); (Homer) 2. the war-chariot itself, (Iliad by Homer):—;in (Odyssey by Homer) a travelling-chariot. 3. a seat, chair, stool , (Homer), attic (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7309
exelaunō — to launch an expedition
1. occurs in (Homer):—; to drive out from , ἄντρου ἐξήλασε μῆλα (Odyssey by Homer); absolute to drive afield , of a shepherd, (Odyssey by Homer):—;especially to drive out or expel from a place, (Odyssey by Homer), etc. 2. to drive out horses or chariots, (Iliad by Homer): Mid. to drive out one's horses, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus); so, ἐξελαύνειν στρατόν to lead out an army, (Herdotus Historicus): hence 3. intransitive to march out , (Herdotus Historicus): to drive or ride out , (Thucydides) 4. to knock out , (Odyssey by Homer) 5. to beat out metals, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7388
epibatēs — a crewman
1. one who mounts or embarks; 2. ἐπιβάται, οἱ, the soldiers on board ship, the fighting men , as opposite to the rowers and seamen, (Herdotus Historicus) 3. a merchant on board ship, supercargo , (Demosthenes Orator) 4. the fighting man in a chariot, (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7599
zeugnumi — harness
1. to yoke, put to , ἵππους (Homer), etc.; ζ. ἵππους ὑφ᾽ ἅρματα, ὑφ᾽ ἅρμασιν, ὑπ᾽ ὄχεσφιν, ὑπ᾽ ἀμάξηισιν (Iliad by Homer);—;(so in Mid., ἵππους ζεύγνυσθαι to put to one's horses, (Homer));—;also of riding horses, to harness, saddle and bridle , ζεῦξαι Πάγασον (Pindar):—;of chariots, to put to, get ready , (Homer) 2. to bind, bind fast , (Xenophon Historicus):—;Pass., φάρη ἐζευγμέναι having them fastened , (Euripides) 3. metaphorically, πότμωι ζυγείς in the yoke of fate, (Pindar); ἀνάγκηι, ὁρκίοις ζυγείς (Sophocles Tragicus) 4. to join together , σανίδες ἐζευγμέναι well-joined , (Iliad by Homer) 5. to join in wedlock , (Euripides):—;in Mid., of the husband, to wed , (Euripides):—;Pass. to be married , (Sophocles Tragicus) 6. to join opposite banks by bridges , τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον ζεῦξαι (Herdotus Historicus), etc.:—;also, γέφυραν ζεῦξαι to form a bridge, (Herdotus Historicus) 7. to undergird ships with ropes , (Thucydides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7633
hēniochos — a charioteer
1. one who holds the reins, a driver, charioteer , opposite to παραιβάτης (the warrior by his side), (Iliad by Homer) 2. generally a chariot-driver , as in the games, (Pindar), attic:—;in (Theognis Elegiacus), a rider. 3. metaphorically a guide, governor , (Pindar) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7725
hippazomai — to ride a horse
1. to drive horses, drive a chariot , (Iliad by Homer): later, to ride , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. Pass., of the horse, to be ridden or driven , (Plato Philosophus): to be broken in for riding , (Xenophon Historicus) 3. ἱππάζεσθαι χώραν to ride over a country, (Plutarch) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7727
hippasia — riding
1. riding, horse-exercise , (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. chariot-driving , (Lucian) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7729
hippodromos — course of horses
1. a chariot-road , (Iliad by Homer) 2. a race-course for chariots, Lat. curriculum, (Plato Philosophus), etc. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →A vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes. The first mention of the chariot is when Joseph, as a mark of distinction, was placed in Pharaoh’s second state chariot (Gen. 41:43); and the next, when he went out in his own chariot to meet his father Jacob (46:29). Chariots formed part of the funeral procession of Jacob (50:9). When Pharaoh pursued the Israelites he took 600 war-chariots with him (Ex. 14:7). The Canaanites in the valleys of Palestine had chariots of iron (Josh. 17:18; Judg. 1:19). Jabin, the king of Canaan, had 900 chariots (Judg. 4:3); and in Saul’s time the Philistines had 30,000. In his wars with the king of Zobah and with the Syrians, David took many chariots among the spoils (2 Sam. 8:4; 10:18). Solomon maintained as part of his army 1,400 chariots (1 Kings 10:26), which were chiefly imported from Egypt (29). From this time forward they formed part of the armies of Israel (1 Kings 22:34; 2 Kings 9:16, 21; 13:7, 14; 18:24; 23:30). In the New Testament we have only one historical reference to the use of chariots, in the case of the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts. 8:28, 29, 38). This word is sometimes used figuratively for hosts (Ps. 68:17; 2 Kings 6:17). Elijah, by his prayers and his counsel, was “the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.” The rapid agency of God in the phenomena of nature is also spoken of under the similitude of a chariot (Ps. 104:3; Isa. 66:15; Hab. 3:8). Chariot of the cherubim (1 Chr. 28:18), the chariot formed by the two cherubs on the mercy-seat on which the Lord rides. Chariot cities were set apart for storing the war-chariots in time of peace (2 Chr. 1:14). Chariot horses were such as were peculiarly fitted for service in chariots (2 Kings 7:14). Chariots of war are described in Ex. 14:7; 1 Sam. 13:5; 2 Sam. 8:4; 1 Chr. 18:4; Josh. 11:4; Judg. 4:3, 13. They were not used by the Israelites till the time of David. Elijah was translated in a “chariot of fire” (2 Kings 2:11). Comp. 2 Kings 6:17. This vision would be to Elisha a source of strength and encouragement, for now he could say, “They that be with us are more than they that be with them.”
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
