3648. kamar
Lexicon
kamar: To yearn, to be kindled, to grow warm, to be moved with compassion

Original Word: כְּמַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kamar
Pronunciation: kah-MAR
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-mar')
Definition: To yearn, to be kindled, to grow warm, to be moved with compassion
Meaning: to intertwine, contract, to shrivel, to be deeply affected with passion

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be black, be kindled, yearn

A primitive root; properly, to intertwine or contract, i.e. (by implication) to shrivel (as with heat); figuratively, to be deeply affected with passion (love or pity) -- be black, be kindled, yearn.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to grow warm and tender, to be or grow hot
NASB Translation
become as hot (1), deeply* (1), kindled (1), stirred (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [כָּמַר] verb Niph`al grow warm and tender, be or grow hot (Late Hebrew id. Pi`el heat fruit in the ground, making it ripe, over-ripe, tender; Aramaic כְּמַר id., and more Generally make warm (one's flesh, or food); compare kemr, fermentation, etc., in modern Syria WetzstZPV xiv (1891), 6) —

Niph`al Perfect3plural נִכְמְרוּ Genesis 43:30 2t., נִכְמָ֑רוּ Lamentations 5:10; —

1 grow warm and tender, figurative, subject רחמים; ׳רַחֲמָיו אֶלאָֿחִיונ Genesis 43:30 (J), so רַחֲמֶיהָ עַלבְּֿנָהּ ׳נ 1 Kings 3:26; (רַחֲמָ֑י We) נִחוּמָ֑י ׳יַחַד נ Hosea 11:8 ("" עָלַי לִבִּינֶהְמַּךְ).

2 be or grow hot, ׳עוֺרֵנוּ כְתַנּוּר נ׳מִמְּנֵי וגו Lamentations 5:10 our skin has become hot like a furnace, because of the famine.

II. כמר (? √ of following; compare Syriac black, dark, usually gloomy, sad; , be sad).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from a root that means to intertwine or contract.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G4962 (συμπλέκω • symplekō): This Greek term means to entwine or to braid together, which corresponds to the intertwining aspect of כְּמַר (kemar).
G5015 (ταράσσω • tarassō): This Greek word means to stir up or to trouble, reflecting the emotional disturbance or deep passion associated with כְּמַר (kemar).

In summary, Strong's Hebrew Number 3648, כְּמַר (kemar), captures the essence of being deeply intertwined with emotion or experience, whether through physical contraction or emotional passion. Its Greek counterparts further illuminate the intertwining and stirring nature of this profound state.

Usage: This word is used in the context of describing physical or emotional states, often indicating a deep, intense feeling or reaction, such as being deeply moved or affected by passion.

Context: • The Hebrew word כְּמַר (kemar) appears in contexts that suggest a profound emotional or physical response. It is often associated with the imagery of intertwining or contracting, which can metaphorically describe the way emotions can grip or affect a person deeply.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the usage of this term can be seen in passages where individuals are described as being deeply moved or affected by their circumstances or emotions. The intertwining aspect of the word suggests a complexity and depth to the feelings being experienced.
• The term may also be used to describe a physical state of shriveling or contracting, which can be a metaphor for the impact of intense emotions or experiences on a person.

Forms and Transliterations
נִכְמְר֣וּ נִכְמְר֤וּ נִכְמְר֥וּ נִכְמָ֔רוּ נכמרו nichMaru nichmeRu niḵ·mā·rū niḵ·mə·rū niḵmārū niḵmərū
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 43:30
HEB: יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּֽי־ נִכְמְר֤וּ רַחֲמָיו֙ אֶל־
NAS: [out] for he was deeply stirred over
KJV: for his bowels did yearn upon his brother:
INT: Joseph for stirred was deeply over

1 Kings 3:26
HEB: הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ כִּֽי־ נִכְמְר֣וּ רַחֲמֶיהָ֮ עַל־
NAS: for she was deeply stirred over
KJV: for her bowels yearned upon her son,
INT: the king for stirred her bowels over

Lamentations 5:10
HEB: עוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ כְּתַנּ֣וּר נִכְמָ֔רוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י זַלְעֲפ֥וֹת
NAS: Our skin has become as hot as an oven,
KJV: Our skin was black like an oven
INT: our skin an oven has become because of the burning

Hosea 11:8
HEB: לִבִּ֔י יַ֖חַד נִכְמְר֥וּ נִחוּמָֽי׃
NAS: Me, All My compassions are kindled.
KJV: within me, my repentings are kindled together.
INT: care for All are kindled my compassions

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3648
4 Occurrences


niḵ·mā·rū — 1 Occ.
niḵ·mə·rū — 3 Occ.















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