Lexical Definition

‎רֵכָה‎ Rêkâh (ray-kaw') Rechabite ^N:N--L
probably feminine from ‎רָכַךְ‎; softness

Rechah.

• § Rechah = "uttermost part"
• Rekah, a place in Palestine

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

Extended Information

group of: רֵכָב

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.15
• son of: Hammath (חַמַּת)
• father of: Jonadab (יְהוֹנָדָב)
• Group of re.khav (‎ר‎ֵ‎כ‎ָ‎ב‎ "Rechab" רֵכָב)
• Rechabite = inhabitant of Rechar
• perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רֵכָה‎ proper name, of a location in Judah; — 1Chr 4:12, Πηχαβ.

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