3540. Kedorlaomer

Strong's Lexicon

Kedorlaomer: Kedorlaomer

Original Word: כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Kdorla`omer
Pronunciation: keh-dor-lah-oh-mer
Phonetic Spelling: (ked-or-law-o'-mer)
Definition: Kedorlaomer
Meaning: Kedorlaomer

Word Origin: Likely of Elamite origin, possibly meaning "servant of Lagamar," with Lagamar being a deity worshiped in ancient Elam.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Kedorlaomer in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Kedorlaomer is a proper noun used to identify a historical king of Elam mentioned in the Book of Genesis. He is noted for his role as a leader of a coalition of kings who waged war against the cities of the plain, including Sodom and Gomorrah.

Cultural and Historical Background: Kedorlaomer is depicted as a powerful king in the ancient Near East, specifically ruling over Elam, a region located in what is now southwestern Iran. The narrative in Genesis 14 describes him as the leader of a confederation of four kings who subjugated several city-states in the region, including Sodom and Gomorrah. This coalition's campaign is one of the earliest recorded instances of international warfare in the Bible, reflecting the complex political landscape of the time.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a king of Elam
NASB Translation
Chedorlaomer (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר proper name, masculine king of Elam (= Babylon. Kudar-Laga[mar] (Lagamaru = proper name, of divinity), see Pinches^{Vict. Inst. Jan. 20, 1896} Say^{PSBA, June 1896, 176} Scheil^{Rev. Bibl. 1896, 600 f.}, compare Schr^COT) — Genesis 14:1,4,5,9,17.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Chedorlaomer

Of foreign origin; Kedorlaomer, an early Persian king -- Chedorlaomer.

Forms and Transliterations

כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ כְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶר כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר כדרלעמר לָעֹ֔מֶר לעמר chedarelaOmer kə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer ḵə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer kəḏārəlā‘ōmer ḵəḏārəlā‘ōmer kedarelaOmer lā‘ōmer lā·‘ō·mer laOmer

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 14:1
HEB: מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶלָּסָ֑ר כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֵילָ֔ם
NAS: of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king
KJV: of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king
INT: king of Ellasar Chedorlaomer king of Elam

Genesis 14:4
HEB: עָבְד֖וּ אֶת־ כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר וּשְׁלֹשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה
NAS: they had served Chedorlaomer, but the thirteenth
KJV: they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth
INT: years had served Chedorlaomer three ten

Genesis 14:5
HEB: שָׁנָ֜ה בָּ֣א כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: year Chedorlaomer and the kings
KJV: came Chedorlaomer, and the kings
INT: year came Chedorlaomer and the kings after

Genesis 14:9
HEB: אֵ֣ת כְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ עֵילָ֗ם
NAS: against Chedorlaomer king of Elam
KJV: With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam,
INT: against Chedorlaomer king of Elam

Genesis 14:17
HEB: אֶת־ כְּדָר־ לָעֹ֔מֶר וְאֶת־ הַמְּלָכִ֖ים
NAS: from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings
KJV: from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings
INT: his return the defeat of Chedorlaomer the king who

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3540
5 Occurrences

ḵə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer — 1 Occ.
kə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer — 3 Occ.
lā·‘ō·mer — 1 Occ.