Hebrew word · H3746

כָּרִי

lakari

Carite

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A group, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; also called Carite at 2Ki.11.4,19;

Group of ke.re.ti (כְּרֵתִי "Cherethite" H3774H)

a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

2 Kings · 2

  1. 2 Kings 11:4 לַכָּרִי֙ of the Carian[s]

    Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son

  2. 2 Kings 11:19 הַכָּרִ֨י the Carian[s]

    He took with him the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of the Gate of the Guards. Then Joash took his seat on the royal throne,

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