Jeremiah 51:21

וְ נִפַּצְתִּ֣י

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

נִפַּצְתִּ֣י

Root word pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

Dictionary form: נָפַץ · naw-PAHTS

Verb — Piel, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: and with thee will i break in pieces

and with thee will i break in pieces ×6 were scattered ×2 and brake ×1 and break ×1 and dasheth ×1 and i will dash ×1 broken ×1 for with thee will i break in pieces ×1

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shatter — Best general choice; implies violent, complete destruction.

smash — Vivid, physical force; suits concrete objects (pottery, armies).

dash to pieces — Modernizes KJV 'dasheth'; captures sudden, forceful impact.

scatter — Prefer when dispersal of people or things is the focus.

break apart — Milder tone; suits fracturing without full pulverization.

disperse — Best for spreading/scattering populations or groups widely.

BDB5304 H5310

I. [נָפַץ] verb shatter (Late Hebrew id., dash, beat; Assyrian napâƒu, shatter, destroy Dl^{HWB 475}; ᵑ7 נְפַע Pa`el shatter, but also נְפַץ Pa`el, id., Syriac shake, break, so Mandean, Nö^{M. 240, and ZMG xxxii (1878), 406}); —

Qal Infinitive absolute וְנָפוֺץ with accusative Judg 7:19 and a shattering (= and shattered) the jars; Passive participle עֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ Jer 22:28 (figurative) a vessel to be despised (and) shattered (compare Ew Gie Rothst^Kau); also Participle active נֹפֵץ shatterer of the holy people Dan 12:7 (Bev Marti^Kau, reading כִּכְלוֺת יַד נֹפֵץ). Pi`el dash to pieces: Perfect 3 masculine singular וְנִפֵּץ consecutive Ps 137:9 with accusative infants ag. (אֶל) rock; 1 singular וְנִפַּצְתִּ֫י of ׳י dashing all in pieces with (ב) Babylon as war-club Jer 51:20; Jer 51:21 (twice in verse); Jer 51:22 (3 t. in verse); Jer 51:23 (3 t. in verse); suffix וְנִפַּצְתִּים אִישׁ אֶלאָֿחִיו Jer 13:14 Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix כִּכְלִי יוֺצֵר תְּנַפְּצֵם Ps 2:9 (i.e. nations); 3 masculine plural נִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּ֑צוּ Jer 48:12 (symbolic of destroying Moab); Infinitive נַפֵּץ יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ Dan 12:7 when (they) finish shattering the hand (figurative for power) of the holy people, but read possibly נֹפֵץ, see Qal;

** = break up rafts 1Kgs 5:23. Pu`al Participle feminine plural מְנֻפָּצוֺת Isa 27:9 like chalk-stones pulverized.

BDB5308 H5310

II. נָפַץ verb disperse, be scattered (often taken as secondary √ from Niph`al of פוץ, yet compare Late Hebrew נפץ, Qal (Participle), Pi`el, scatter; Syriac pour out, throw down, ᵑ7 נְפַץ; Arabic shake (irregular correspondence of sibilants compare Nö^l.c.), Ethiopic dissipari, aufugere Di 713); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular הָעָם מֵעָלַי ׳נ 1Sam 13:11 the people were scattered from me; 3 feminine singular נָָֽפְצָה כָלהָֿאָרֶץ Gen 9:19 (J) thence dispersed all (the population of) the earth; 3 plural נָָֽמְצוּ גּוֺיִם Isa 33:3 nations were scattered; Passive participle feminine plural construct נְפֻצוֺת יְהוּדָה Isa 11:12 the dispersed of Judah he shall collect (|| נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל).

pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

nāpaṣ

to dash to pieces, or scatter

to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces

(Qal)

to shatter

(Qal)

to be scattered

בְ ךָ֔

בְ

Preposition in, at, by, with

ךָ֔

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Preposition

it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

ס֖וּס

Root word horses, horse, horseback, crane, horsehoofs

Dictionary form: סוּס · soos

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the horse

horses ×33 the horse ×10 the horses ×7 their horses ×7 of horses ×6 horse ×5 and the horse ×4 of the horse ×4

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horse — Standard modern singular; works in nearly all contexts.

steed — Elevated register; suits poetry or royal/military scenes.

warhorse — Emphasizes military use; good for battle narratives.

mount — Highlights riding function; useful in cavalry or travel contexts.

chariot horse — Specifies harnessed role when chariots are in view.

BDB5534 H5483

I. סוּס noun [masculine] swallow or swift (cypselus, Tristr^{FFP 82 ff.}) (ᵑ7 סוּסָיָא Isa 38:14); — as twittering Isa 38:14 (in simile); ᵐ5 χελιδών, ᵑ9 pullus hirundinis;; so Jer 8:7 Kt (Qr סִיס wrongly; perhaps to distinguish from following, so Gie), ᵐ5 id., ᵑ9 hirundo.

BDB5535 H5483

II. סוּס₁₃₈ noun masculine^{Exod 15:1} horse (Late Hebrew סוּס, סוּסָה Aramaic סוּסְיָא Mandean סוסיא, Sinaitic id., Lzb³²⁸; Assyrian sisû (sisû ?) Dl^{HWB 506}; Tel Amarna su-u[su] Wkl^{TA.191, 24}; probably foreign word compare Nö^{M 147} Erman^{Ägypten 649; English tr. 490}); — ׳ס absolute 1Kgs 20:20 +; construct Exod 15:19 +; plural סוּסִים Gen 47:17 +, סֻסִים 2Sam 15:1 construct סוּסֵי 2Kgs 2:11 suffix סוּסַי 1Kgs 22:4; 2Kgs 3:7. סוּסֶיךָ Mic 5:9 + 4t., סוּסָיו Isa 5:28 +, סוּסֵיכֶס Amos 4:10, סוּסֵיהֶם Josh 11:6+; — horse:

1. non-Israel; chariot-horses of Canaanites Judg 5:22 (compare vJudg 5:28; Judg 4:3; Judg 4:13 ׳עִקְבֵי ס; ׳ס collective, as often), Josh 11:4; Josh 11:6; Josh 11:9 (JE); horses as property of Egyptians Gen 47:17; Exod 9:3 (both J), compare Zech 14:15 merchandise of Tyre Ezek 27:14 chariot-horses of Egypt [compare Hom^11.ix.384], Exod 14:9; Exod 14:23 (Psalms), Exod 15:1; Exod 15:21 (poem), vExod 15:19 (Psalms; on all see Di), Deut 11:4; Isa 31:1; Isa 31:3; Jer 46:4; Jer 46:9; Ezek 17:15 of Aram 1Kgs 20:1 + 11 t. Kings (1Kgs 20:20 ridden, for flight), Assyrians Isa 5:28 + 3 t., Chaldeans Jer 4:13 + 6 t.; other nations Nah 3:2; Jer 50:42 + 5 t.; as ridden 1Kgs 20:20 (see above), Jer 8:23; Ezek 38:4; Ezek 38:15 + 13 t. (late).

2. in Israel; chariot-horses of Absalom 2Sam 15:1, especially of Solomon, and later, 1Kgs 5:6; 1Kgs 5:8; 1Kgs 10:25; 1Kgs 10:28; 1Kgs 10:29, and || Chronicles; 1Kgs 18:5 and .(as war-equipment) 1Kgs 22:4; 2Kgs 3:7; 2Kgs 9:33; 2Kgs 10:2; Prov 21:31 סוּסֵי אֵשׁ 2Kgs 2:11 (Elijah), compare 2Kgs 6:17 consecration to sun 2Kgs 23:11 (compare RS^{Semitic 275; 2nd ed. 293}); sign of luxury and apostasy Amos 4:10; Hos 1:7; Hos 14:4; Isa 2:7; Mic 5:9; Zech 9:10, compare Deut 17:6; Deut 17:16, but see Zech 14:20 in vision Zech 6:2 (twice in verse); Zech 6:3 (twice in verse); Zech 6:6 ridden 2Kgs 9:18; 2Kgs 9:19; 2Kgs 18:23 = Isa 36:8; Amos 2:15 + 4 t. Isaiah Jeremiah; in vision Zech 1:8 (twice in verse); ׳שַׁעַר הַס Jer 31:40; Neh 3:28, compare 2Kgs 11:16 = 2Chr 23:15 belongings of returned exiles Ezra 2:56 = Neh 7:68 van d. H. (omitted by Masora Baer Ginsb q. v.); description of horse Job 39:19 in various simile and figurative Amos 6:12; Jer 5:8; Jer 8:6; Jer 12:5; Ezek 23:20; Isa 63:13; Joel 2:4; Prov 27:3; Ps 32:9; Ps 147:10.

3. chariot-horses of ׳י Hab 3:15 (figurative of clouds), compare Zech 10:3. — compare also חֲצַר סוּסִים, and פָּרָשׁ, רֶכֶשׁ .

horses, horse, horseback, crane, horsehoofs

sûs

a swallow (from its rapid flight)

swallow, swift

chariot horses

וְ רֹֽכְב ֑וֹ

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

רֹֽכְב

Root word ride, rode, riding, rideth, rider, …

֑וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: רָכַב · raw-KAHB

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine singular, construct state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: and his rider

and his rider ×6 rode ×5 to ride ×4 and he rode ×3 riding ×3 ride ×2 riders ×2 rideth ×2

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ride — Core meaning; suits most narrative and poetic contexts.

mount — Emphasizes the act of getting on an animal or vehicle.

travel on horseback — Clarifies mode of travel when animal is implied.

drive — Prefer when the subject controls a chariot or vehicle.

be carried — Passive nuance; useful when subject is borne along.

rider — Nominal use; one who rides, e.g. cavalry or horseman.

BDB7918 H7392

רָכַב verb mount and ride, ride (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian rakâbu, Arabic Aramaic דְכֵיב , all id.; compare Zinjirli רכב war-chariot, proper name, of divinity רכבאל (Cook¹⁰⁸); Sabean רכבהו = his rider Mordtm^{Him. Inschr.25} (of horse; but his trappings CIS^{iv, no. 306, 5}); Ethiopic is attain, acquire); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ר Esth 6:8 2 masculine singular רָכַבְתָּ Num 22:30 3 plural רָֽכְבוּ 1Sam 30:17 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְכַּב Lev 15:9, etc.; Imperative masculine singular רְכַב Ps 45:5 Infinitive construct לִרְכֹּב 2Sam 16:2; 2Kgs 4:24 Participle active רֹכֵב absolute Num 22:22 +, construct Amos 2:15 suffix רֹכְבוֺ Gen 49:17 +; feminine singular absolute רֹכֶ֫בֶת 1Sam 25:30 masculine plural רֹכְבִים Judg 10:4 +, etc.; —

1. mount, mount and sit, or ride, with עֵל of camel Gen 24:61 (J), 1Sam 30:17, of ass (חֲמוֺר) 1Sam 25:42; 1Sam 25:20; 2Sam 16:2 (עַל object omitted), 2Sam 19:27; 1Kgs 13:13, of mule (פֶּרֶד) 2Sam 13:29 absolute of mounting (and riding in) chariot 1Kgs 18:45; 2Kgs 9:16.

2. ride, be riding
c. עַל of mule (פֶּרֶד) 2Sam 18:9, of ass, אָתוֺן Num 22:22 (J), so (עַל object omitted) 2Kgs 4:24, of חֲמוֺר Zech 9:9, of hose Zech 1:8 with עַלאֶֿרְכָּב (see ׳מ) Lev 15:9 with ב of animal (בְּהֵמָה) Neh 2:12 ב of chariotry and horses Jer 17:25 = Jer 22:4 absolute (perhaps In chariot) Ps 45:5 ride on ! ride (habitually) with עַל of אָתוֺןNum 22:30 (J), of עֲיָרִים Judg 10:4; Judg 12:14, of סוּס Hos 14:4 (figurative of alliance with Egypt), Jer 6:23; Jer 50:42; Esth 6:8; Hab 3:8 (figurative of ׳י; possibly Add suffix reference to יָם, compare Deut 33:26), עַלקַֿל (|| סוּס) Isa 30:16 of ׳י, עַלכְּֿרוּב 2Sam 22:11 = Ps 18:11, עַלעָֿב קַל Isa 19:1, with accusative שָׁמַיִם ride through Deut 33:26, but also with ב location in, through, Ps 68:5; Ps 68:34.

3. participle רֹכֵב etc., as substantive, rider: רֹכְבֵי אֲתֹנוֺת Judg 5:10 (ה)סוּס ׳ר Amos 2:15; 2Kgs 9:18; 2Kgs 9:19; Ezek 23:23; Ezek 38:15; Zech 10:5, so (appositive פָּרָשִׁים) Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12 suffix of סוּס Gen 49:17; Exod 15:1; Exod 15:21; Jer 51:21a Zech 12:4; Job 39:18; Hag 2:22b; עַל of סוּס 2Kgs 18:23 = Isa 36:8 רֹכְבֵי רֶכֶשׁ Esth 8:10; Esth 8:14 suffix of chariot Jer 51:21b Hag 2:22. Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular הִרְכַּבְתָּ Ps 66:12, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַדְכֵּב Gen 41:43; 2Kgs 13:16, suffix יַרְכִּבֵהוּ Deut 32:13, etc.; imperative masculine singular הַרְכֵּב 2Kgs 13:16 —

1. cause to (mount and) ride: with accusative of person + עַל of חֲמוֺר Exod 4:20 (J), of פִּרְדָּה 1Kgs 1:33; 1Kgs 1:38; 1Kgs 1:44, of סוּס Esth 6:9, cf. (עַלסֿוּס omitted) vEsth 6:11 with accusative of person + ב of chariot Gen 41:43 (E), 2Kgs 10:16 ב of chariot omitted 2Kgs 9:28; 2Kgs 23:30 = (with עַלרֶֿכֶב) 2Chr 35:24 figurative Job 30:22 (that is, on the wind); with accusative of thing + אֶלעֲֿגָלָה 2Sam 6:3 = 1Chr 13:7 figurative, with accusative of person + עַל location (עלבֿמותי ארץ) Deut 32:13 so Isa 58:14, + לְראֹשֵׁנוּ Ps 66:12 over our heads.

2. cause to draw (plough, etc.) Hos 10:11, object Ephraim Under figure of heifer.

3. figurative (עַלהַֿקֶּשֶׁת) הַרְכֵּב יָָֽדְךָ 2Kgs 13:16 (twice in verse); cause hand to ride upon (grasp) bow.

ride, rode, riding, rideth, rider, …

rākab

to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

to mount and ride, ride

(Qal)

to mount, mount and sit or ride

to cause to ride, cause to (mount and) ride

וְ נִפַּצְתִּ֣י

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

נִפַּצְתִּ֣י

Root word pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

Dictionary form: נָפַץ · naw-PAHTS

Verb — Piel, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "I"

In the KJV here: and with thee will i break in pieces

and with thee will i break in pieces ×6 were scattered ×2 and brake ×1 and break ×1 and dasheth ×1 and i will dash ×1 broken ×1 for with thee will i break in pieces ×1

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shatter — Best general choice; implies violent, complete destruction.

smash — Vivid, physical force; suits concrete objects (pottery, armies).

dash to pieces — Modernizes KJV 'dasheth'; captures sudden, forceful impact.

scatter — Prefer when dispersal of people or things is the focus.

break apart — Milder tone; suits fracturing without full pulverization.

disperse — Best for spreading/scattering populations or groups widely.

BDB5304 H5310

I. [נָפַץ] verb shatter (Late Hebrew id., dash, beat; Assyrian napâƒu, shatter, destroy Dl^{HWB 475}; ᵑ7 נְפַע Pa`el shatter, but also נְפַץ Pa`el, id., Syriac shake, break, so Mandean, Nö^{M. 240, and ZMG xxxii (1878), 406}); —

Qal Infinitive absolute וְנָפוֺץ with accusative Judg 7:19 and a shattering (= and shattered) the jars; Passive participle עֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ Jer 22:28 (figurative) a vessel to be despised (and) shattered (compare Ew Gie Rothst^Kau); also Participle active נֹפֵץ shatterer of the holy people Dan 12:7 (Bev Marti^Kau, reading כִּכְלוֺת יַד נֹפֵץ). Pi`el dash to pieces: Perfect 3 masculine singular וְנִפֵּץ consecutive Ps 137:9 with accusative infants ag. (אֶל) rock; 1 singular וְנִפַּצְתִּ֫י of ׳י dashing all in pieces with (ב) Babylon as war-club Jer 51:20; Jer 51:21 (twice in verse); Jer 51:22 (3 t. in verse); Jer 51:23 (3 t. in verse); suffix וְנִפַּצְתִּים אִישׁ אֶלאָֿחִיו Jer 13:14 Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix כִּכְלִי יוֺצֵר תְּנַפְּצֵם Ps 2:9 (i.e. nations); 3 masculine plural נִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּ֑צוּ Jer 48:12 (symbolic of destroying Moab); Infinitive נַפֵּץ יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ Dan 12:7 when (they) finish shattering the hand (figurative for power) of the holy people, but read possibly נֹפֵץ, see Qal;

** = break up rafts 1Kgs 5:23. Pu`al Participle feminine plural מְנֻפָּצוֺת Isa 27:9 like chalk-stones pulverized.

BDB5308 H5310

II. נָפַץ verb disperse, be scattered (often taken as secondary √ from Niph`al of פוץ, yet compare Late Hebrew נפץ, Qal (Participle), Pi`el, scatter; Syriac pour out, throw down, ᵑ7 נְפַץ; Arabic shake (irregular correspondence of sibilants compare Nö^l.c.), Ethiopic dissipari, aufugere Di 713); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular הָעָם מֵעָלַי ׳נ 1Sam 13:11 the people were scattered from me; 3 feminine singular נָָֽפְצָה כָלהָֿאָרֶץ Gen 9:19 (J) thence dispersed all (the population of) the earth; 3 plural נָָֽמְצוּ גּוֺיִם Isa 33:3 nations were scattered; Passive participle feminine plural construct נְפֻצוֺת יְהוּדָה Isa 11:12 the dispersed of Judah he shall collect (|| נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל).

pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

nāpaṣ

to dash to pieces, or scatter

to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces

(Qal)

to shatter

(Qal)

to be scattered

בְ ךָ֔

בְ

Preposition in, at, by, with

ךָ֔

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Preposition

it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

רֶ֖כֶב

Root word chariots, chariot, millstone, wagons

Dictionary form: רֶכֶב · reh-KEB

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the chariot

chariots ×21 and chariots ×9 the chariot ×9 the chariots ×8 of the chariots ×7 his chariots ×5 of his chariots ×4 a chariot ×3

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chariot — Core meaning; prefer for singular military/royal vehicle.

war chariot — Clarifies military context when ambiguity exists.

chariotry — Collective noun; ideal for referring to an army's chariot force.

cavalry unit — Loose functional equivalent; use only in dynamic translations.

millstone — Rare secondary sense; upper or lower grinding stone.

wagon — For non-military transport contexts; broader wheeled vehicle.

BDB7919 H7393

רֶ֫כֶב noun masculine^{2Kgs 13:7} [even Nah 2:5, where read מַרְאֵיהֶם (for הֶן-) We Now Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 90}] chariotry, chariot, mill-stone; apparently also riders (compare Lag^{BN 151}); — absolute ׳ר Gen 50:9 +, רָ֑כֶב 2Sam 8:4 +; construct דֶכֶב Exod 14:9 +; suffix דִכְבִּי Judg 4:7 +, רִכְבּוֺ 2Kgs 5:9 +, דִכְבָּהּ Nah 2:14 plural construct רִכְבֵי Song 1:9 — Hos 10:13 see below; —

1.₁₀₉ collective chariotry, chariots [sometimes of specific no. 2Kgs 13:7; 2Sam 8:4; Exod 14:7 etc.; often + פָּרָשִׁים, (ים) סוּס], especially war-chariots : in Egypt Exod 14:7 (J), Josh 24:6 (E) +; early Canaan Josh 11:4; Judg 4:7; Judg 4:13; Judg 5:28 (not singular; || מַרְכְּבוֺתָיו) +, called כַּרְוֶל ׳ר (i.e. iron-bound, or studded, compare GFM^{Judg 1:2 19 and references}), Josh 17:16; Josh 17:18; Judg 1:19; Judg 4:3; Judg 4:13 ; Philistine, according to 1Sam 13:5; 2Sam 1:6 Aram 2Sam 8:4; 2Sam 10:18 +; Judah and Israel (from David's time, compare 2Sam 8:4) 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 9:22; 1Kgs 10:26 +, read also בְּרִכְבְּךָ Hos 10:13 (for בְּדַרְכְּךָ) ᵐ5^B We Now GASm; Assyria 2Kgs 19:23 = Isa 37:24; Nah 2:4; Nah 2:5; Nah 2:14 (to be burnt; made mainly of wood); Babylon Jer 47:3 (on title vJer 47:1, see Gf Gie), Jer 50:37; Jer 51:21; Ezek 23:24 +, etc.; for dignity and display 1Kgs 1:5; 2Kgs 5:9; Jer 17:25; Jer 22:4; Isa 66:20, compare Gen 50:9 (J), (compare also 1Kgs 9:19; 1Kgs 9:22; 1Kgs 10:26, etc.); figurative of Elijah, יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָרָשׁיו ׳ר 2Kgs 2:12, of elisha 2Kgs 13:14 רֶכֶב אֵשׁ 2Kgs 2:11 chariotry of fire (at Elijah's translation); אֵל ׳ר Ps 68:18 chariots of El, i.e. his heavenly host, compare vision 2Kgs 6:17, and also 2Kgs 7:6 ׳ר meton, for chariot-horses 2Sam 8:4 = 1Chr 18:4.

2. of single chariot 1Kgs 22:35; 1Kgs 22:38; 2Kgs 9:21 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 9:24; 2Kgs 10:16; 2Chr 35:24, probably also Exod 14:6 plural רִכְבֵי פַרְעֹה Song 1:9.

3. upper millstone (as riding on the lower) Deut 24:6; Judg 9:53; 2Sam 11:21.

4. apparently = riders (collective), troop (of riders): שְׁנֵי רֶכֶב סוּסִים 2Kgs 7:14

**read perhaps רֹכְבֵי, compare ᵐ5 and 2Kgs 9:16 Bur.; two riders of horses, horsemen (ro two chariots drawn by horses ?); in following text dubious: גָּמֶל ׳חֲמוֺר ר ׳צֶמֶד פָרָשִׁים ר ׳ד Isa 21:7 riders, namely a pair of horsemen, ass-riders, camel-rides; compare אִישׁ צֶמֶד פָּרָשִׁים ׳ר vIsa 21:9 i.e. men riding, a pair of horsemen; אָדָם פָּרָשִׁים ׳בְּד Isa 22:6 with riders (consisting of) men, horsemen, but use of אָדָם very improbable; attractive is with chariotry of (drawn by) steeds (׳א as gloss) Du Che^Hpt Di-Kit but ׳פ hardly steeds here (compare ׳פ horsemen, vIsa 22:7); read perhaps simply ׳וּפ ׳בְּר.

chariots, chariot, millstone, wagons

rekeb

a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e., the upper millstone

a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders

chariotry, chariots

וְ רֹכְבֽ וֹ

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

רֹכְבֽ

Root word ride, rode, riding, rideth, rider, …

וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: רָכַב · raw-KAHB

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine singular, construct state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: and his rider

and his rider ×6 rode ×5 to ride ×4 and he rode ×3 riding ×3 ride ×2 riders ×2 rideth ×2

More options

ride — Core meaning; suits most narrative and poetic contexts.

mount — Emphasizes the act of getting on an animal or vehicle.

travel on horseback — Clarifies mode of travel when animal is implied.

drive — Prefer when the subject controls a chariot or vehicle.

be carried — Passive nuance; useful when subject is borne along.

rider — Nominal use; one who rides, e.g. cavalry or horseman.

BDB7918 H7392

רָכַב verb mount and ride, ride (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Assyrian rakâbu, Arabic Aramaic דְכֵיב , all id.; compare Zinjirli רכב war-chariot, proper name, of divinity רכבאל (Cook¹⁰⁸); Sabean רכבהו = his rider Mordtm^{Him. Inschr.25} (of horse; but his trappings CIS^{iv, no. 306, 5}); Ethiopic is attain, acquire); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ר Esth 6:8 2 masculine singular רָכַבְתָּ Num 22:30 3 plural רָֽכְבוּ 1Sam 30:17 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְכַּב Lev 15:9, etc.; Imperative masculine singular רְכַב Ps 45:5 Infinitive construct לִרְכֹּב 2Sam 16:2; 2Kgs 4:24 Participle active רֹכֵב absolute Num 22:22 +, construct Amos 2:15 suffix רֹכְבוֺ Gen 49:17 +; feminine singular absolute רֹכֶ֫בֶת 1Sam 25:30 masculine plural רֹכְבִים Judg 10:4 +, etc.; —

1. mount, mount and sit, or ride, with עֵל of camel Gen 24:61 (J), 1Sam 30:17, of ass (חֲמוֺר) 1Sam 25:42; 1Sam 25:20; 2Sam 16:2 (עַל object omitted), 2Sam 19:27; 1Kgs 13:13, of mule (פֶּרֶד) 2Sam 13:29 absolute of mounting (and riding in) chariot 1Kgs 18:45; 2Kgs 9:16.

2. ride, be riding
c. עַל of mule (פֶּרֶד) 2Sam 18:9, of ass, אָתוֺן Num 22:22 (J), so (עַל object omitted) 2Kgs 4:24, of חֲמוֺר Zech 9:9, of hose Zech 1:8 with עַלאֶֿרְכָּב (see ׳מ) Lev 15:9 with ב of animal (בְּהֵמָה) Neh 2:12 ב of chariotry and horses Jer 17:25 = Jer 22:4 absolute (perhaps In chariot) Ps 45:5 ride on ! ride (habitually) with עַל of אָתוֺןNum 22:30 (J), of עֲיָרִים Judg 10:4; Judg 12:14, of סוּס Hos 14:4 (figurative of alliance with Egypt), Jer 6:23; Jer 50:42; Esth 6:8; Hab 3:8 (figurative of ׳י; possibly Add suffix reference to יָם, compare Deut 33:26), עַלקַֿל (|| סוּס) Isa 30:16 of ׳י, עַלכְּֿרוּב 2Sam 22:11 = Ps 18:11, עַלעָֿב קַל Isa 19:1, with accusative שָׁמַיִם ride through Deut 33:26, but also with ב location in, through, Ps 68:5; Ps 68:34.

3. participle רֹכֵב etc., as substantive, rider: רֹכְבֵי אֲתֹנוֺת Judg 5:10 (ה)סוּס ׳ר Amos 2:15; 2Kgs 9:18; 2Kgs 9:19; Ezek 23:23; Ezek 38:15; Zech 10:5, so (appositive פָּרָשִׁים) Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12 suffix of סוּס Gen 49:17; Exod 15:1; Exod 15:21; Jer 51:21a Zech 12:4; Job 39:18; Hag 2:22b; עַל of סוּס 2Kgs 18:23 = Isa 36:8 רֹכְבֵי רֶכֶשׁ Esth 8:10; Esth 8:14 suffix of chariot Jer 51:21b Hag 2:22. Hiph`il Perfect 2 masculine singular הִרְכַּבְתָּ Ps 66:12, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַדְכֵּב Gen 41:43; 2Kgs 13:16, suffix יַרְכִּבֵהוּ Deut 32:13, etc.; imperative masculine singular הַרְכֵּב 2Kgs 13:16 —

1. cause to (mount and) ride: with accusative of person + עַל of חֲמוֺר Exod 4:20 (J), of פִּרְדָּה 1Kgs 1:33; 1Kgs 1:38; 1Kgs 1:44, of סוּס Esth 6:9, cf. (עַלסֿוּס omitted) vEsth 6:11 with accusative of person + ב of chariot Gen 41:43 (E), 2Kgs 10:16 ב of chariot omitted 2Kgs 9:28; 2Kgs 23:30 = (with עַלרֶֿכֶב) 2Chr 35:24 figurative Job 30:22 (that is, on the wind); with accusative of thing + אֶלעֲֿגָלָה 2Sam 6:3 = 1Chr 13:7 figurative, with accusative of person + עַל location (עלבֿמותי ארץ) Deut 32:13 so Isa 58:14, + לְראֹשֵׁנוּ Ps 66:12 over our heads.

2. cause to draw (plough, etc.) Hos 10:11, object Ephraim Under figure of heifer.

3. figurative (עַלהַֿקֶּשֶׁת) הַרְכֵּב יָָֽדְךָ 2Kgs 13:16 (twice in verse); cause hand to ride upon (grasp) bow.

ride, rode, riding, rideth, rider, …

rākab

to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

to mount and ride, ride

(Qal)

to mount, mount and sit or ride

to cause to ride, cause to (mount and) ride

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Strong's Definition H7392

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