mer.ka.vah denotes a wheeled vehicle associated with horses, riders, travel, warfare, and royal display.

The term denotes a wheeled vehicle, commonly appearing with horses, riders, military movement, and royal travel. The same vehicle imagery also occurs in a cherubim-associated design and in scenes of divine arrival or vision.

1. Wheeled vehicle for travel, battle, or display · dominant

   Singular and plural noun forms identify vehicles used for riding, transport, and warfare: in Genesis 41:43 the APB renders Joseph's placement in the ruler's second "chariot," while in Exodus 14:25 it renders the Egyptian vehicles whose wheels are clogged. In 1 Kings 22:35 the king remains in the vehicle during battle, and Zechariah 6:1 presents four such vehicles coming out between two mountains.

   Genesis 41:43Exodus 14:251 Kings 22:352 Chronicles 35:24Haggai 2:22Zechariah 6:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the term as "chariot" or "chariots," including vehicles with horses, wheels, riders, or battle scenes. These renderings confirm the clauses' vehicle imagery rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.