re.khav is a proper name borne by several figures and by the ancestor named in Jonadab's lineage.

The supplied verses use this proper name for more than one person: most often as the father of Jonadab, whose descendants keep his command, and also for Rechab son of Rimmon and the father of Malchijah.

1. A personal and ancestral proper name · dominant

   Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper. In Jeremiah 35:6 and Jeremiah 35:8, the APB renders Jonadab as the son of Rechab and recounts the descendants' refusal of wine in obedience to their father's command; 2 Samuel 4:2 identifies a different Rechab as a son of Rimmon alongside Baanah. The name also occurs in the ancestral designation of the house of Rechab in 1 Chronicles 2:55 and in Malchijah's parentage in Nehemiah 3:14.

   Jeremiah 35:6Jeremiah 35:8Jeremiah 35:142 Samuel 4:21 Chronicles 2:55Nehemiah 3:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as the name “Rechab,” chiefly in patronymic phrases such as “Jonadab son of Rechab” and “sons of Rimmon.” Its surrounding descriptions identify the named persons and family relationships rather than defining the term.