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A. Nouns.
(
'
, 7393), “chariotry; chariot units; chariot horse; chariot; train; upper
millstone.” The noun
appears 119 times and in all periods of biblical Hebrew.
The word is used collectively of an entire force of “military chariotry”: “And he took
six hundred chosen chariots, and all the [
]” (Exod. 14:7,
KJV
,
NASB
, “chariots”).
This use of
might well be rendered “chariot-units” (the chariot, a driver, an
offensive and a defensive man). The immediately preceding verse uses
of a single
“war-chariot” (or perhaps “chariot unit”). The following translation might better
represent Exod. 14:6-7: “So he made his chariot ready and took his courtiers with him,
and he took six hundred select chariot units, and all the chariotry of Egypt with defensive
men.”
In its first biblical appearance,
means “chariotry”: “And there went up with him
both chariotry [
KJV
, “chariots”] and horsemen …” (Gen. 50:9). In 2 Sam. 8:4, the word
represents “chariot-horse”: “… And David hamstrung [
KJV
, “houghed”] all the chariot
horses.…”
also is used of the “chariot” itself: “… And the king was propped [
KJV
,
“stayed”] up in his chariot against the Syrians …” (1 Kings 22:35).
Next,
refers to a “column” or “train of donkeys and camels”: “And he saw a
chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels …” (Isa.
21:7).
Finally,
sometimes signifies an “upper millstone”: “No man shall take the
nether or the upper millstone to pledge …” (Deut. 24:6; cf. Judg. 9:53; 2 Sam. 11:21).
(
, 4818), “war chariot.” This word occurs 44 times.
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has
cognates in Ugaritic, Syriac, and Akkadian. Like
it is derived from
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The
word represents a “war-chariot” (Exod. 14:25), which may have been used as a “chariot
of honor” (Gen. 41:43—the first occurrence). It may also be translated “traveling coach”
or “cart” (2 Kings 5:21).
B. Verb.
(
'
, 7392), “to ride upon, drive, mount (an animal).” This verb, which has
cognates in Ugaritic and several other Semitic languages, occurs 78 times in the Old
Testament. The first occurrence is in Gen. 24:61: “And Rebekah arose, and her damsels,
and they rode upon the camels.…”
TO CHOOSE
A. Verb.
(
, 977), “to choose.” This verb is found 170 times throughout the Old
Testament. It is also found in Aramaic, Syriac, and Assyrian. The word has parallels in
Egyptian, Akkadian, and Canaanite languages.
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first occurs in the Bible in Gen. 6:2: “… They took them wives of all which
they chose.” It is often used with a man as the subject: “Lot chose [for himself] all the
plain of Jordan …” (Gen. 13:11). In more than half of the occurrences, God is the subject