רכב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־כ־ב (r-k-b)

From the root ר־כ־ב‎. cognate with Arabic رَكِبَ (rakiba, “to embark”) and Ugaritic 𐎗𐎋𐎁 (rkb, “to ride, to mount”).

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈrɛχɛv/

Noun

רֶכֶב • (rékhev) m (plural indefinite רְכָבִים)

1. vehicle
2. (obsolete, by extension) A team (of horses or the like)
3. (obsolete, by extension) Cavalry.
4. (obsolete, by analogy) A rider: an upper millstone.

Declension

Declension of רֶכֶב

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	רֶכֶב	first	רִכְבִּי		רִכְבֵּנוּ
	definite	הָרֶכֶב	second	רִכְבְּךָ	רִכְבֵּךְ	רִכְבְּכֶם	רִכְבְּכֶן
	construct	רֶכֶב־	third	רִכְבּוֹ	רִכְבָּהּ	רִכְבָּם	רִכְבָּן
plural	indefinite	רְכָבִים	first	רכביי / רְכָבַי		רְכָבֵינוּ
	definite	הָרְכָבִים	second	רְכָבֶיךָ	רכבייך / רְכָבַיִךְ	רִכְבֵיכֶם	רִכְבֵיכֶן
	construct	רִכְבֵי־	third	רְכָבָיו	רְכָבֶיהָ	רִכְבֵיהֶם	רִכְבֵיהֶן

Verb

רָכַב • (rakháv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to ride (a horse or the like)

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָכַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לרכוב / לִרְכֹּב action noun: רְכִיבָה passive participle: רָכוּב
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	רָכַבְתִּי		רָכַבְנוּ
	second	רָכַבְתָּ	רָכַבְתְּ	רְכַבְתֶּם1	רְכַבְתֶּן1
	third	רָכַב	רָכְבָה	רָכְבוּ
present		רוֹכֵב	רוֹכֶבֶת	רוֹכְבִים	רוֹכְבוֹת
future	first	ארכוב / אֶרְכֹּב		נרכוב / נִרְכֹּב
	second	תרכוב / תִּרְכֹּב	תִּרְכְּבִי	תִּרְכְּבוּ	תרכובנה / תִּרְכֹּבְנָה2
	third	ירכוב / יִרְכֹּב	תרכוב / תִּרְכֹּב	יִרְכְּבוּ	תרכובנה / תִּרְכֹּבְנָה2
imperative		רכוב / רְכֹב	רִכְבִי	רִכְבוּ	רכובנה / רְכֹבְנָה2
notes		Pronounced רָכַבְתֶּם and רָכַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H7392 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• H7393 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible.

Anagrams

• ברך