# רֶכֶשׁ (rekhesh)

Israeli respelling: re-khesh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7409. 4 Old Testament occurrences.

a relay of animals on a post-route (as stored up for that purpose); by implication, a courser

King James renderings: dromedary, mule, swift beast.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/rekhesh-h7409

## Occurrences

- [1 Kings 4:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/4/28) — Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
- [Esther 8:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/8/10) — And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules,…
- [Esther 8:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/8/14) — So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at…
- [Micah 1:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/1/13) — O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgr…