Kamar כָּמַר
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| כָּמַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kamar |
| Strong's number | H3648 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to grow warm |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Kamar (Hebrew כָּמַר, Strong's H3648) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to grow warm”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to yearn, be kindled, be black (hot), grow warm and tender, be or grow hot, become hot, become emotionally agitated
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to grow warm and tender
1a2) to be or grow hot
1a) (Niphal)
1a1) to grow warm and tender
1a2) to be or grow hot
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | yearn (1), yearned (1), black (1), kindled (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he was moved (1), she yearned (1), is as hot (1), is stirred (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kamar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 43:30And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 3:26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
Lamentations
- Lamentations 5:10Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.
Hosea
- Hosea 11:8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).