◄ 406. ikkar ►
Strong's Lexicon ikkar: Farmer, plowman Original Word: אִכָּר Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: ikkar Pronunciation: ik-KAR Phonetic Spelling: (ik-kawr') Definition: Farmer, plowman Meaning: a farmer Word Origin: Derived from the root עָקַר (akar), meaning "to pluck up" or "to root out." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent in the Septuagint for a farmer or plowman is often γεωργός (georgos), Strong's Greek #1092, which appears in the New Testament, such as in James 5:7 (BSB): "Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains." Usage: The term "ikkar" refers to a farmer or plowman, someone who works the land. It is used to describe individuals engaged in agriculture, a fundamental occupation in ancient Israelite society. The role of the farmer was crucial for sustaining the community, providing food, and maintaining the agrarian economy. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was the backbone of daily life and the economy. The Israelites were primarily an agrarian society, and farming was a respected and essential occupation. The land was seen as a divine gift, and working it was considered a partnership with God. The farmer's role was not only to cultivate crops but also to observe the Sabbatical and Jubilee years, which were integral to the social and religious fabric of Israelite life. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from an unused word Definition a plowman, husbandman NASB Translation farmer (3), farmers (3), plowmen (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs אִכָּר noun masculineJoel 1:11 ploughman, husband-man (Arabic , Aramaic , אִיבָּרָא, compare Mishna) ׳א singular absolute Jeremiah 51:23 (+ וְצִמְדּוֺ) Amos 5:16; plural אִכָּרִים Jeremiah 14:4; Jeremiah 31:24 ("" וְנָָֽסְעוּ בָעֵדֶר) 2 Chronicles 26:10 ("" כֹּרְמִים) Joel 1:11 ("" id.,), אִכָּרֵיכֶם Isaiah 61:5 ("" id.) אַכְשָׁף see כשׁף. I. אַל (= , Arabic article, preserved perhaps in following words derived by Hebrews from (or through) Arabic-speaking tribes; compare English algebra, Alhambra, alkali, alcohol, alcove, etc.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance husbandman, ploughman From an unused root meaning to dig; a farmer -- husbandman, ploughman. Forms and Transliterations אִכָּ֣ר אִכָּר֙ אִכָּרִ֕ים אִכָּרִ֖ים אִכָּרִ֗ים אִכָּרִ֣ים אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם אכר אכריכם אכרים ’ik·kā·rê·ḵem ’ik·kā·rîm ’ik·kār ’ikkār ’ikkārêḵem ’ikkārîm ikKar ikkareiChem ikkaRim Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Chronicles 26:10 HEB: וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר אִכָּרִ֣ים וְכֹֽרְמִ֗ים בֶּהָרִים֙ NAS: and in the plain. [He also had] plowmen and vinedressers KJV: and in the plains: husbandmen [also], and vine dressers INT: the lowland the plain plowmen and vinedressers the hill Isaiah 61:5 HEB: וּבְנֵ֣י נֵכָ֔ר אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ NAS: And foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers. KJV: of the alien [shall be] your plowmen and your vinedressers. INT: and the sons of the alien will be your farmers and your vinedressers Jeremiah 14:4 HEB: בָּאָ֑רֶץ בֹּ֥שׁוּ אִכָּרִ֖ים חָפ֥וּ רֹאשָֽׁם׃ NAS: on the land; The farmers have been put to shame, KJV: in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, INT: the land have been the farmers have covered their heads Jeremiah 31:24 HEB: עָרָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו אִכָּרִ֕ים וְנָסְע֖וּ בַּעֵֽדֶר׃ NAS: together in it, the farmer and they who go about KJV: thereof together, husbandmen, and they [that] go forth INT: cities together the farmer go flocks Jeremiah 51:23 HEB: וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ אִכָּ֣ר וְצִמְדּ֑וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י NAS: And with you I shatter the farmer and his team, KJV: and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; INT: and his flock shatter the farmer and his team shatter Joel 1:11 HEB: הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ אִכָּרִ֗ים הֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ כֹּֽרְמִ֔ים NAS: Be ashamed, O farmers, Wail, KJV: Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, INT: be ashamed farmers Wail vinedressers Amos 5:16 HEB: ה֑וֹ וְקָרְא֤וּ אִכָּר֙ אֶל־ אֵ֔בֶל NAS: They also call the farmer to mourning KJV: and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, INT: Alas shall call the farmer to mourning 7 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 406 7 Occurrences ’ik·kār — 2 Occ. ’ik·kā·rê·ḵem — 1 Occ. ’ik·kā·rîm — 4 Occ.