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Lexicon :: Strong's H3746 - kārî

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כָּרִי
Transliteration
kārî
Pronunciation
kaw-ree'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps an abridged plural of כַּר (H3733) in the sense of leader (of the flock)
Strong’s Definitions

כָּרִי kârîy, kaw-ree'; perhaps an abridged plural of H3733 in the sense of leader (of the flock); a life-guardsman:—captains, Cherethites (from the margin).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H3746 in the following manner: captain (2x), variant for Cherethites (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H3746 in the following manner: captain (2x), variant for Cherethites (1x).

  1. a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּרִי kârîy, kaw-ree'; perhaps an abridged plural of H3733 in the sense of leader (of the flock); a life-guardsman:—captains, Cherethites (from the margin).
STRONGS H3746: Abbreviations
† 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

20:23

2 Kings

11:4; 11:19

H3746

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Strong's Number H3746 matches the Hebrew כָּרִי (kārî),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:23 - Now Joab was the commander of the army of Israel. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:4 - In the seventh year of Athaliah’s reign, Jehoiada the priest summoned the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, and the palace guards to come to the Temple of the LORD. He made a solemn pact with them and made them swear an oath of loyalty there in the LORD’s Temple; then he showed them the king’s son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:19 - Then the commanders, the Carite mercenaries, the palace guards, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the LORD. They went through the gate of the guards and into the palace, and the king took his seat on the royal throne.
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