HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7403
רָכָל
ra.khal — Racal
Rachal = "trade" a town in southern Judah to which David sent presents Another name of kar.mel (כַּרְמֶל "Carmel" H3760G)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7403
ra.khal — Racal
Rachal = "trade" a town in southern Judah to which David sent presents Another name of kar.mel (כַּרְמֶל "Carmel" H3760G)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Traffic, a town in the tribe of Judah, to which David sent presents from the spoils of his enemies (1 Sam. 30:29).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.