כָּרִי

ka.riNounH3746

Carite

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

Short Definition

a life-guardsman

Full Lexicon Entry

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

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--TG

DescriptionN:N--TG

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Kings
2

Key Passages

  • 2 Kings 11:4
  • 2 Kings 11:19

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