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בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת

𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤕

Bêyth ham-Markâbôwth

H1024 noun

SILEX Entry

Root רכב to ride, drive, mount, operate a chariot

Definition

A settlement or locality named 'House of Chariots,' indicating a place associated with chariots, either as a site for keeping, assembling, or constructing chariots, or more broadly as a military or transport-related location. The name occurs as a toponym within the Negev region allotted to the tribe of Simeon (Joshua 19:5; 1 Chronicles 4:31), reflecting the actual meaning of a location characterized by its connection to chariots.

Semantic Range

House of Chariots (proper name for a place), place associated with chariots, settlement or location noted for chariots, literal denotation of a 'chariot depot' or military outpost

Root / Etymology

Compound of בַּיִת ("house," "place") and מֶרְכָּבָה ("chariot"). The definite article -הַ- ('the') sometimes appears, yielding 'House of the Chariots.' Derived from the root רכב (to ride, mount, operate a chariot), however in this compound the semantics refer to 'chariots' rather than the action ('to mount' or 'to ride').

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת is used specifically as a place name in the southern region of ancient Israelite territory, particularly within the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon during the monarchic and pre-exilic periods. The translation as 'Bethmarcaboth' or 'Beth-Marcaboth' in English Bibles preserves the structure of the original Hebrew but does not communicate the meaning except to readers familiar with transliterated place names. The presence or absence of the article ('the') in the form reflects slight variation in spelling traditions rather than a significant difference in meaning. There is no evidence that the site described continued to be of importance in post-exilic or later periods. The term does not refer to the people of the area but strictly the location. Later English (or even Greek) translations sometimes render the second element (מַרְכָּבוֹת) generically as 'chariots,' but the significance is as a distinctive place name, not a literal 'house' or building.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or (shortened) בֵּית מַרְכָּבוֹת; from בַּיִת and the plural of מֶרְכָּבָה (with or without the article interposed); place of (the) chariots; Beth-ham-Markaboth or Beth-Markaboth, a place in Palestine; Bethmarcaboth.

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Root Family

רכב (r-k-b) — ride, mount, drive, operate a chariot

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4817 מֶרְכָּב the riding-vehicle
H4818 מֶרְכָּבָה in the chariot
H7392 רָכַב I will cause to ride
H7393 רֶכֶב in the chariot
H7394 רֵכָב Rekab

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1024-04 וּ/בֵית uveyt HC/Np and Beth and house of 1
H1024-03 וּ/בְ/בֵ֤ית uveveyt HC/R/Np and in Beth and in House of Chariots 1
H1024-02 מַרְכָּבוֹת֙ marekavot HNp Marcaboth chariots 1
H1024-01 הַמַּרְכָּב֖וֹת hamarekavot HNp marcaboth House of the Chariots 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1024-04 Joshua 19:5 וּ/בֵית uveyt HC/Np and Beth and house of
H1024-01 Joshua 19:5 הַמַּרְכָּב֖וֹת hamarekavot HNp marcaboth House of the Chariots
H1024-03 1 Chronicles 4:31 וּ/בְ/בֵ֤ית uveveyt HC/R/Np and in Beth and in House of Chariots
H1024-02 1 Chronicles 4:31 מַרְכָּבוֹת֙ marekavot HNp Marcaboth chariots
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