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כָּרִי H3746
H3746 is the Hebrew word כָּרִי, transliterated kârîy and said kaw-ree'. The King James Version most often renders it captains.
What it means
a life-guardsman.
Where it comes from
perhaps an abridged plural of H3733 (כַּר) in the sense of leader (of the flock).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: captains, Cherethites (from the margin).
Verses using כָּרִי
All 3 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 20:23 · KJV
Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
2 Kings 11:4 · KJV
And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king’s son.
2 Kings 11:19 · KJV
And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3746 mean?
H3746 is the Hebrew word כָּרִי (kârîy), meaning a life-guardsman.
How is H3746 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it captains (2 times), over the cherethites (1 time).
How many times does H3746 appear in the Bible?
כָּרִי (kârîy) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3746 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: perhaps an abridged plural of H3733 (כַּר) in the sense of leader (of the flock).
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