Hebrew word · H7143

קָרֵחַ

kareach

Kareah

Appears 14 times in 14 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23;

father of: Johanan (H3110), Jonathan (H3129L)

§ Kareah = "bald"

father of Johanan and Jonathan who supported Gedaliah's authority and avenged his murder

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 · 1
  1. 2 Kings 25:23 קָ֠רֵחַ Kareah

    When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.

Jeremiah · 13
  1. Jeremiah 40:8 קָ֠רֵחַ Kareah

    they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.

    Here: The father of Johanan (and Jonathan). The name comes from the word for 'bald'. It is a different word from the name Korah.

  2. Jeremiah 40:13 קָרֵ֔חַ Kareah

    Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah

  3. Jeremiah 40:15 קָרֵ֡חַ Kareah

    Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”

  4. Jeremiah 40:16 קָרֵ֔חַ Kareah

    But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”

  5. Jeremiah 41:11 קָרֵ֔חַ Kareah

    When Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,

  6. Jeremiah 41:13 קָרֵ֔חַ Kareah

    When all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,

  7. Jeremiah 41:14 קָרֵֽחַ׃ Kareah

    and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.

  8. Jeremiah 41:16 קָרֵ֜חַ Kareah

    Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.

  9. Jeremiah 42:1 קָרֵ֔חַ Kareah

    Then all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached

    Here: Johanan's father. Nothing else is known of him.

  10. Jeremiah 42:8 קָרֵ֔חַ Kareah

    and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.

  11. Jeremiah 43:2 קָרֵ֔חַ Kareah

    Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’

    Here: Johanan's father. The name means 'bald'.

  12. Jeremiah 43:4 קָרֵ֜חַ Kareah

    So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.

    Here: Johanan's father. The name probably means 'bald'. Nothing else is known about him.

  13. Jeremiah 43:5 קָרֵ֙חַ֙ Kareah

    Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered,

    Here: Johanan's father. The name means 'bald'.

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