Lexicon
רֵכָבִי
re.kha.vi
H7397A
N:N--L Hebrew

Rechabite

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re.kha.vi identifies the Rechabite household addressed, gathered, and commended in Jeremiah 35.

The term identifies the Rechabite household as a group: they are summoned and gathered in Jeremiah 35:2 and Jeremiah 35:3, offered wine in Jeremiah 35:5, and addressed for obeying Jonadab's commands in Jeremiah 35:18.

Senses in use

  1. The Rechabite household as a named group · dominant

    The plural form identifies the house and members brought into a chamber and given wine in Jeremiah 35:2, and the whole house gathered in Jeremiah 35:3; in Jeremiah 35:5 the APB renders the group receiving bowls and cups. In Jeremiah 35:18, the singular gentilic form occurs in the address to their house, which the APB renders as a people commended for obeying Jonadab's commands.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the forms as “Rechabites,” including “the house of the Rechabites” and “the whole house of the Rechabites.” These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a separate lexical distinction.

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