Joshua 17:18:13Josh.17.18.W13TAB
רֶ֤כֶב
rekhev
“chariots”
- Transliteration
- RE-khev
- Extended
- REH-khehv
- IPA
- /ˈrɛxɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- chariots
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
RE-khev
- phraseyour reading level
KI RE-khev bar-ZEL
- clause
KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI KI RE-khev bar-ZEL LO KI kha-ZAK HU
- sentence
KI HAR yih-YE-lek KI-YA-ar HU u-ve-RE-to ve-ha-YA le-KHA tots-e-o-TAV KI-to-RISH ET-hak-ke-na-a-NI KI RE-khev bar-ZEL LO KI kha-ZAK HU
Exegesis
The direct object marker ’et-ha-Kena‘ani {אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי | ’et-hă-kə-na-‘a-nî} foregrounds the Canaanite, and the repeated ki {כִּי} clauses before rekhev {רֶ֤כֶב | rê-ḵeḇ} and chazaq {חָזָק | ḥā-zāq} establish a concessive parallel emphasizing the enemy’s iron chariots and strength. English rendering preserves Hebrew causal-concessive shifts and parallel structure.
Root and etymology
ר־כ־בr-k-b
“chariot, vehicle”
In context — Joshua 17:18
The hill country shall be yours, for it is a forest ; clear it, and its outgoings shall be yours. You shall dispossess the Canaanite , though he has chariots of iron, though he is strong.
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 17:18, so the Hebrew word רֶ֤כֶב (rekhev) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.17.18.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.18.W13.S1) and character.