Makkar מַכָּר
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| מַכָּר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | makkar |
| Strong's number | H4378 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | acquaintance |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Makkar (Hebrew מַכָּר, Strong's H4378) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “acquaintance”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
acquaintance, friend
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | acquaintance (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | his constituency (1), your constituency (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Makkar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 12:5Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”
- 2 Kings 12:7Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.So King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”
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).