Lexical Summary Kari: bodyguard of Jehoash Original Word: כָּרִיTransliteration: Kari Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-ree') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: bodyguard of Jehoash Meaning: bodyguard of Jehoash Strong's Concordance captains, Cherethites Perhaps an abridged plural of kar in the sense of leader (of the flock); a life-guardsman -- captains, Cherethites (from the margin). see HEBREW kar Brown-Driver-Briggs H3746. Kari כָּרִי adjective, of a people probably = Carian, only with article as substantive collective Carians, name given to foreign body-guard of king (compare RSOTJC 249, 2d ed.262) וְלָרָצִים לַכָּרִי 2 Kings 11:4 compare 11:19; הכרי 2 Samuel 20:23 Kt (< Qr הַכְּרֵתִי which We Dr Bu prefer). |
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