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 מרכב
-'merekeb' (commonly pronounced "merkebah") is the Hebrew name for a "chariot". King Solomon is said to have had a fleet of 4000 chariots((2_chronicles9:25)) which were probably financed in part from a trade deal whereby Israel would purchase merekeb from Egypt and sell them to the Hittites.((2 Chronicles 1:17))
+'merekeb' (commonly pronounced "merkebah") is the Hebrew name for a "chariot". Etyologically, it is made up of [[mer]] (rebel/bitter) + [[keb]] (vehicle) and can be understood as a "battle vehicle".
-The word appears 41 times in the ancient Hebrew texts. However, at least some of these instances appear to refer to a flying vehicle, rather than a horse-drawn land vehicle.
+King Solomon is said to have had a fleet of 4000 chariots((2_chronicles9:25)) which were probably financed in part from a trade deal whereby Israel would purchase merekeb from Egypt and sell them to the Hittites.((2 Chronicles 1:17))
+The word appears 41 times in the ancient Hebrew texts. However, at least some of these instances appear to refer to a flying vehicle, rather than a horse-drawn land vehicle. In these instances the etymological connection with [[kebed]] is apparent.
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 Jeremiah likens the 'merekeb' to clouds and "a rising [[ceyer|whirlwind]]" describing them as "swifter than eagles"((Jeremiah 4:13)). This "[[ceyer|whirlwind]]" motif is echoed by Isaiah((Isaiah 66:15)) and in the story of Elijah's departure from Earth.
+It is quite likely that the [[kebed]] is the same object and the two words are related.
+See also [[gelegel]]
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