Berean Strong's Lexicon Kari: Kari Original Word: כָּרִי Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root כָּרָה (karah), meaning "to dig" or "to make a pit." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is βόθυνος (bothynos), which also means "pit" or "abyss." Usage: The term "Kari" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a pit or a place that has been dug. It often carries connotations of entrapment or a snare, symbolizing danger or a place of destruction. The word can be used both literally, to describe a physical pit, and metaphorically, to describe a situation of peril or entrapment. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, pits were commonly used for various purposes, including storing water, trapping animals, or as prisons. The imagery of a pit is frequently used in the Hebrew Scriptures to convey themes of danger, judgment, or divine deliverance. The concept of a pit as a place of entrapment or destruction would have been a familiar and powerful image to the original audience. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom karah Definition bodyguard of Jehoash NASB Translation Carites (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs כָּרִי adjective, of a people probably = Carian, only with article as substantive collective Carians, name given to foreign body-guard of king (compare RSOTJC 249, 2d ed.262) לַכָּרִי וְלָרָצִים 2 Kings 11:4 compare 2 Kings 11:19; הכרי 2 Samuel 20:23 Kt (< Qr הַכְּרֵתִי which We Dr Bu prefer). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance captains, Cherethites Perhaps an abridged plural of kar in the sense of leader (of the flock); a life-guardsman -- captains, Cherethites (from the margin). see HEBREW kar Forms and Transliterations הַכָּרִ֨י הַכְּרֵתִ֖י הכרי הכרתי וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ והכרתי לַכָּרִי֙ לכרי hak·kā·rî hak·kə·rê·ṯî hakkaRi hakkārî hakkereTi hakkərêṯî lak·kā·rî lakkaRi lakkārî vehakkereTi wə·hak·kə·rê·ṯî wəhakkərêṯîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 20:23 HEB: [הַכְּרִי כ] (הַכְּרֵתִ֖י ק) וְעַל־ INT: of Jehoiada was over captains was over and the Pelethites 1 Kings 1:38 2 Kings 11:4 2 Kings 11:19 4 Occurrences |
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