HebrewH3540Proper Noun (Masculine)

כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר

ke.dor.la.o.mer

5Occurrences
H3540Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Kedorlaomer, an early Persian king

of foreign origin;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at § Chedorlaomer = "handful of sheaves" the king of Elam defeated by Abraham

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
5

Key Passages

Genesis 14:1BSB

In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim

Genesis 14:4BSB

For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Genesis 14:5BSB

In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

Genesis 14:9BSB

against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.

Genesis 14:17BSB

After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

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