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 timesAppears 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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