רֶכֶשׁrekesh/reh'-kesh/
HebrewH74094 occurrences (KJV)
a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication, a courser
KJV renders it: dromedary, mule, swift beast.
Where it appears
- 1 Kgs 4:28They also brought Barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
- Esth 8:10He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal horses that were bred from swift steeds.
- Esth 8:14So the couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. The decree was given out in the citadel of Susa.
- Mic 1:13Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; For the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.