Senses
1. Rechab (proper name) — The personal name Rechab (רֵכָב), borne by several individuals in the Hebrew Bible: (1) Rechab son of Rimmon the Beerothite, one of the murderers of Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4); (2) Rechab father/ancestor of Jehonadab (Jonadab), progenitor of the Rechabite clan known for their strict lifestyle (2 Kings 10:15, Jeremiah 35); (3) Rechab father of Malchijah who repaired the Dung Gate (Nehemiah 3:14). All three clusters represent the same proper noun differing only in conjunctive waw and minor transliteration variants. Arabic رِيكَابَ/رِكاب (Rīkāb), Spanish Rejav/Rekav/Recab, Hindi रेकाब/रेखाव (Rekāb/Rekhāv), Korean 레갑/레가/레걋 (Regap/Rega/Regat), Swahili Rekabu. The clusters should be unified as a single proper-name sense. 13×
AR["رَخَابَ","رِكاب","رِيكَابَ","رِيكَابُ","وَرِيكَابُ"]·ben["আর-রেখব","রেকাবের","রেখব","রেখবকে","রেখবের","রেখাবের"]·DE["Rechab","Rekab","Wagen","und-Rekab"]·EN["Rechab","Rekab","Rekhav","and-Rekab"]·FR["Rechab","Rekab","Récab","[רכב]","et-Rekab"]·heb["ו-רכב","רכב"]·HI["और-रेकाब","रेकाब","रेकाब-के","रेखाव"]·ID["-Rekab","Rekhab","dan-Rekhab"]·IT["Recab","Rechab","Rekab","[רכב]","e-Rekab"]·jav["Rekhab","Rèkhab","Rékab","Rékhab","lan-Rékhab"]·KO["그리고-레걋과","레가의","레갑-의","레걋","레걋과","레걋이라","레거","레건-의"]·PT["Rechav","Rekav","Rekhav","e-Rekhav"]·RU["Рехав","Рехава","Рехаву","и-Рехав"]·ES["Recab","Rejav","Rekav","y-Rekav"]·SW["Rekabu","na-Rekabu"]·TR["Rekav","Rekav'nın","Rekav'ın","ve-Rekav"]·urd["اور-ریکب","ریکاب","ریکب","ریکب-کا","ریکب-کے"]
2 Sam 4:2, 2 Sam 4:5, 2 Sam 4:6, 2 Sam 4:9, 2 Kgs 10:15, 2 Kgs 10:23, 1 Chr 2:55, Neh 3:14, Jer 35:6, Jer 35:8, Jer 35:14, Jer 35:16 (+1 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† רֵכָב n.pr.m. (bond of riders? cf. Arabic رِكَابٌ camels used in journeying);— 1. Ρηχαβ: a. in יְהוֹנָדָב בֶּן־ר׳ (Jehu’s time, v. יְהו׳) 2 K 10:15, 23, whose descendants [or, the members of whose society, RSK 15, yet v NöZMG xl (1886), 171] were contemp. with Jerem., Je 35:6, 8, 14, 16, 19; 1 Ch 2:55 הַקִּינִים (v. קֵינִי) are said to be descended from Ḥammath, אֲבִי בֵית־רֵכָב.—On the…