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אִכָּר H406

H406 is the Hebrew word אִכָּר, transliterated ʼikkâr and said ik-kawr'. The King James Version most often renders it husbandmen.

Word: אִכָּרTransliteration: ʼikkârSaid: ik-kawr'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a farmer.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to dig.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

husbandmen 3×plowmen 2×husbandman 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: husbandman, ploughman.

Verses using אִכָּר

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

2 Chronicles 26:10 · KJV

Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

Isaiah 61:5 · KJV

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

Jeremiah 14:4 · KJV

Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

Jeremiah 31:24 · KJV

And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.

Jeremiah 51:23 · KJV

I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.

Joel 1:11 · KJV

Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.

Amos 5:16 · KJV

Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the LORD, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

Common questions

What does Strong's H406 mean?

H406 is the Hebrew word אִכָּר (ʼikkâr), meaning a farmer.

How is H406 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it husbandmen (3 times), plowmen (2 times), husbandman (2 times).

How many times does H406 appear in the Bible?

אִכָּר (ʼikkâr) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H406 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to dig.

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