H4817 H4817
A riding seat: chariot, saddle, or litter seat for mounted travel
This term denotes a seat or platform for riding—whether in a chariot, on an animal, or in a palanquin. Solomon's vast chariot forces required such equipment (1 Kgs 5). Leviticus 15 mentions it in purity laws concerning contact with a saddle used by someone with a discharge. The Song of Songs uses it for the seat of Solomon's ornate litter. The common thread is a constructed seat that elevates the rider, whether for war, transport, or ceremonial procession.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A riding seat, chariot, or saddle. First Kings 4:26 (5:6 in Hebrew) records Solomon had 'horses for his chariots'—the riding platforms needed for his military force. Leviticus 15:9 states 'every saddle on which the one with the discharge rides shall be unclean'—the seat becomes ritually impure. Song 3:10 describes Solomon's palanquin: 'he made its seat of purple'—the cushioned platform within the litter. The French 'siège' and Spanish 'asiento' both mean 'seat,' capturing the functional commonality. 3×
AR["ال-مَرْكَبِ", "لِمَرْكَبَاتِهِ", "مِرْكَبُو"]·ben["তার-রথের-আসন", "রথের", "সেই-আসন"]·DE["[מרכבו]", "der-saddle", "fuer-sein-Wagen"]·EN["for-his-chariots", "its-seat", "the-saddle"]·FR["le-saddle", "pour-son-chars", "son-siège"]·heb["ה-מרכב", "ל-מרכבת-ו", "מרכבו"]·HI["उसकी-गाड़ी", "उसके-रथों-के-लिए", "सवारी"]·ID["pelana", "tempat-duduknya", "untuk-keretanya"]·IT["il-saddle", "its-seat-suo", "per-suo-carri"]·jav["kagem-kréta", "palenggahan", "tumpakan"]·KO["그-탈것", "그의-병거를-위한", "좌석-을"]·PT["o-veículo", "para-sua-carruagem", "seu-assento"]·RU["для-колесниц-его", "седло", "сиденье-его"]·ES["la-silla-de-montar", "para-su-carro", "su-asiento"]·SW["kiti-chake", "na-wapanda-farasi", "tandiko"]·TR["arabası-için", "eyer", "oturaği"]·urd["اس-کی-نشست", "رتھوں-کے-لیے", "سواری"]
Related Senses
H2719 1. sword, weapon of war (410×)H4196 1. altar (place of sacrifice) (403×)H7393 1. chariot, chariotry (117×)H7198 1. bow (weapon) (72×)H7979 1. table (71×)H7782 1. ram's horn trumpet (69×)H4294 2. staff, rod, scepter (63×)H4043 1. shield, defensive weapon (60×)H0646 1. ephod (priestly garment) (49×)H8504 1. blue (violet-blue yarn/fabric) (49×)H2595 1. spear, lance (48×)H2671 1. arrow, projectile weapon (46×)H4818 1. chariot, war-chariot (44×)H3658 1. lyre, harp (stringed instrument) (42×)H1537 1. Gilgal (place name) (41×)H0713 1. purple (fabric/dye) (38×)H0905 3. poles, staves (37×)H7392 1. Qal participle: rider, charioteer (37×)H4501 1. cultic lampstand (menorah) (36×)H0212 1. wheel (35×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מֶרְכָּב n.m. Lv 15, 9 chariot, riding-seat (proposes riding-place);— 1. chariot (= foll.), sf. סוּסִים לְמֶרְכָּבוֹ 1 K 5:6. 2. abs. מ׳, prob. saddle Lv 15:9 (P). 3. מֶרְכָּבוֹ seat of litter Ct 3:10.