Strong's Concordance
Original word: רָ֫כֶשׁ
Transliteration: rekesh
Definition (short): steeds
Definition (full): a relay of animals on a, post-route, a courser
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: perhaps from rakash
Definition: steeds
NASB Translation: horses (1), steeds (2), swift steeds (1).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries.
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References
KJV:
Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
NASB:
They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge.
KJV:
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, camels, and young dromedaries:
NASB:
He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on steeds sired by the royal stud.
KJV:
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 Shushan the palace.
NASB:
The couriers, hastened and impelled by the king's command, went out, riding on the royal steeds; and the decree was given out at the citadel in Susa.
KJV:
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 transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
NASB:
Harness the chariot to the team of horses, O inhabitant of Lachish-- She was the beginning of sin To the daughter of Zion-- Because in you were found The rebellious acts of Israel.