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HebrewH3746Noun

כָּרִי

ka.ri

2Occurrences
H3746Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a life-guardsman

perhaps an abridged plural of H3733 (כַּר) in the sense of leader (of the flock);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A group, first mentioned at ; also called Carite at ; Group of ke.re.ti (*כְּרֵתִי *"Cherethite" H3774H) a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--TG

Full Description

N:N--TG

Occurrences

כָּרִי appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Kings
2

Key Passages

2 Kings 11:4BSB

Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath.He showed them the king’s son

2 Kings 11:19BSB

He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards.Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,

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