Strong's Lexicon kar: Ram, lamb, battering ram Original Word: כַּר Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to plump Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2763: κριός (krios) - Ram Usage: The Hebrew word "kar" primarily refers to a "ram," which is a male sheep. In the context of the Old Testament, it is often used to denote a ram as an animal for sacrifice or as a symbol of strength and leadership. The term can also refer to a "battering ram," an ancient military tool used to break through fortifications. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, rams were significant both agriculturally and religiously. They were valuable livestock, providing wool, meat, and milk. In religious practices, rams were often used as sacrificial animals, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. The ram's horn, or shofar, was also used in religious ceremonies and as a call to worship or battle. The imagery of a ram as a battering ram reflects the military strategies of ancient Near Eastern cultures, where such tools were essential for siege warfare. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [כָּר] noun [masculine] basket-saddle, **for basket-saddle read < camelpalankeen; the palankeen, or tent-like erection, on the saddle (BurckhBedouins and Wahabys, 266 DoughtyArab. Des. i. 437. ii. 304 LaneModern Egyptians (5) ii. 158 and elsewhere), which seems intended here, is distinct from the basket or pannier (in which some women also traveled, PorterTravels ii. 232.). בְּכַרהַֿגָּמָל Genesis 31:34 in the camel-basket, i.e. the basket-saddle of the camel, a sort of palankeen bound upon the saddle proper (compare Kn in Di and references) II. כַּר see in alphabetical order. II. כַּר noun masculinePsalm 65:14 pasture (√ dubious; Thes derives from כַּר lamb (=lamb-pasturage); SchwZAW x. (1890) 186 from כרה, and compare Assyrian kirû [which however = nursery of trees, grove DlHWB 353], Arabic III. כַּר lamb see below כרר. II. כַּר noun [masculine] he-lamb, battering-ram (Assyrian kirru, Zim in SchwZAW x. (1890), 186; perhaps lamb from dancing, skipping, galloping in field; (battering-) ram as in English, from butting; compare Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance captain, furniture, lamb, large pasture, ram From karar in the sense of plumpness; a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out) -- captain, furniture, lamb, (large) pasture, ram. See also Beyth Kar, kariy. see HEBREW karar see HEBREW Beyth Kar see HEBREW kariy Forms and Transliterations בְּכַ֥ר בְּכָרִ֤ים בכר בכרים הַכָּרִים֙ הכרים כְּכָרִ֣ים כַ֥ר כַּ֥ר כָּרִ֑ים כָּרִ֔ים כָּרִ֖ים כָּרִ֜ים כָּרִ֤ים כָּרִים֙ כָרִ֨ים ׀ ככרים כר כרים bə·ḵā·rîm bə·ḵar beChar bechaRim bəḵar bəḵārîm char chaRim hak·kā·rîm hakkaRim hakkārîm kā·rîm ḵā·rîm kar ḵar kaRim kārîm ḵārîm kə·ḵā·rîm kechaRim kəḵārîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 31:34 HEB: הַתְּרָפִ֗ים וַתְּשִׂמֵ֛ם בְּכַ֥ר הַגָּמָ֖ל וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב NAS: them in the camel's saddle, and she sat KJV: them in the camel's furniture, and sat INT: the household and put saddle the camel's sat Deuteronomy 32:14 1 Samuel 15:9 2 Kings 3:4 Psalm 37:20 Psalm 65:13 Isaiah 16:1 Isaiah 30:23 Isaiah 34:6 Jeremiah 51:40 Ezekiel 4:2 Ezekiel 21:22 Ezekiel 21:22 Ezekiel 27:21 Ezekiel 39:18 Amos 6:4 16 Occurrences |
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cistern; HomNS 100 from כרר q. v., originally = round enclosure); — singular only כַּד נִדְחָ֑בּ 
ram and buttress, Lane; also battering-ram compare Dozyii. 440); — singular only 
