Kamar כֹּ֫מֶר
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| כֹּ֫מֶר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kamar |
| Strong's number | H3649 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | pagan priest |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Kings (1) |
Kamar (Hebrew כֹּ֫מֶר, Strong's H3649) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “pagan priest”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
priest, idolatrous priest
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | priests (2), chemarims (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | idolatrous priests (1), its idolatrous priests (1), idolatrous (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kamar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 23:5And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
Hosea
- Hosea 10:5The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth–aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 1:4I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—
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).