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רֶכֶשׁ

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רֶכֶשׁ

Part of Speech	Noun
Occurrences	4
Possible Meanings	Young robust horse Riding animal
Related Words	רְכוּשׁ, רכש

Possible Meanings

The word appears in four instances (Melakhim I 5:8, Michah 1:13 and Esther 8:10,14), all of which refer to a type of riding animal. As it appears together with horses in Esther 8:10, commentators disagree as to its identity:

1. Young robust horse

• See R. Yonah ibn JanachSefer HaShorashim s.v. רכשAbout Ibn Janach.

2. Different type of riding animal

• See RadakSefer HaShorashim s.v. רכשAbout Radak.
• Additional data –

The word may be related to רְכוּשׁ and רכש.

Semantic Evolution

Intra-Biblical

Rabbinic Hebrew

Modern Hebrew