Strong’s H4817 · Hebrew
מֶרְכָּב
merkâb
mer-kawb'
Definition
a chariot; also a seat (in a vehicle)
Etymology
from H7392 (רָכַב);
Where the KJV renders it
- chariot
- covering
- saddle
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
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