Rekah means “Rechah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H7397 רֵכָה (Rekah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Rekah (ray-kaw') n/l. 1. softness 2. Rekah, a place in Israel It has 5 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include rechah and israel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Rekah (ray-kaw') n/l. 1. softness 2. Rekah, a place in Israel [probably feminine from H7401] KJV: Rechah. Root(s): H7401
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Rechabite
Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.10.15; son of: Hammath (H2575B); father of: Jonadab (H3082) Group of re.khav (רֵכָב "Rechab" H7394H) Rechabite = inhabitant of Rechar inhabitant of Rechar, a place in Judah perhaps the village of 'Rashiah' 3 miles (5 km) south of Jerusalem
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Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7397.
And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
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Rekah (Strong's H7397) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Rechah". Rekah (ray-kaw') n/l. 1. softness 2. Rekah, a place in Israel
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H7397 across 2 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7397 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rechah and israel. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.