What does כִּכָּר (kikār) mean in the Bible?
כִּכָּר (kikār): Round shape determines meaning: loaf, coin, talent, or fertile plain—circularity unifies diverse senses.
Hebrew · H3603
כִּכָּר
A circle , i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf ; also a talent (or large [round] coin )
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כִּכָּר H3603
Pronunciation kikār
What does כִּכָּר (kikār) mean in the Bible?
כִּכָּר (kikār): Round shape determines meaning: loaf, coin, talent, or fertile plain—circularity unifies diverse senses.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3603?
The BSB source-word alignment has 68 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include talents (35), a talent (5), of the plain (4), plain (3), a loaf (2).
Where does כִּכָּר (kikār) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 13:10. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (11), 2 Chronicles (10), 2 Kings (9), Exodus (9).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It talents 35× Exodus 38:24, Exodus 38:25, Exodus 38:27, Exodus 38:29
a talent 5× Exodus 25:39, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 20:39, 2 Kings 5:22
of the plain 4× Genesis 13:12, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:29, 2 Samuel 18:23
plain 3× Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 19:25
a loaf 2× 1 Chronicles 16:3, Jeremiah 37:21
and a talent 2× 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Chronicles 36:3
in the plain 2× 1 Kings 7:46, 2 Chronicles 4:17
two talents 2× 2 Kings 5:23
and the region 1× Deuteronomy 34:3
for two talents 1× 1 Kings 16:24
from a talent 1× Exodus 37:24
from the surrounding area 1× Nehemiah 3:22
is poverty 1× Proverbs 6:26
loaf 1× Exodus 29:23
loaves 1× 1 Samuel 10:3
on the plain 1× Genesis 19:17
one talent 1× Exodus 38:27
or a morsel 1× 1 Samuel 2:36
some 1× Judges 8:5
the cover 1× Zechariah 5:7
the region 1× Nehemiah 12:28
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 13:10 כִּכַּ֣ר to plain Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 13:11 כִּכַּ֣ר to plain Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 13:12 הַכִּכָּ֔ר to of the plain Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 19:17 הַכִּכָּ֑ר to on the plain Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 19:25 הַכִּכָּ֑ר to plain Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 19:28 הַכִּכָּ֑ר to of the plain Article | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 19:29 הַכִּכָּ֔ר to of the plain Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 25:39 כִּכָּ֛ר to a talent Noun - feminine singular Exodus 29:23 וְכִכַּ֨ר to loaf Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 37:24 כִּכָּ֛ר to from a talent Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 13:10
Aligned rows 68
Books represented 16
Genesis 7 Exodus 9 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 9 1 Chronicles 11 2 Chronicles 10 Ezra 3 Nehemiah 2 Esther 1 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
כִּכַּר־ 9x kik·kar- 2 Kings 5:22, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 18:14, 1 Chronicles 16:3
כִּכַּ֣ר 6x kik·kar Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 38:27, 1 Kings 10:10
כִכַּר־ 5x ḵik·kar- 1 Kings 20:39, 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Chronicles 25:6, 2 Chronicles 36:3
הַכִּכָּ֔ר 4x hak·kik·kār Genesis 13:12, Genesis 19:29, 2 Samuel 18:23, 2 Chronicles 25:9
כִּכַּ֥ר 4x kik·kar 1 Kings 9:14, 1 Kings 10:14, 2 Kings 18:14, Zechariah 5:7
הַכִּכָּ֑ר 3x hak·kik·kār Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:28
כִּכָּ֑ר 3x kik·kār Exodus 38:25, Exodus 38:29, 1 Kings 9:28
בְּכִכַּ֤ר 2x bə·ḵik·kar 1 Kings 7:46, 2 Chronicles 4:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 26x Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 38:27, 2 Samuel 12:30
Article | Noun - feminine singular 11x Genesis 13:12, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:28
Noun - feminine singular 8x Exodus 25:39, Exodus 37:24, Exodus 38:24, Exodus 38:25
Noun - feminine plural 7x 1 Chronicles 22:14, 1 Chronicles 29:7, Ezra 8:26
Noun - feminine plural construct 5x Judges 8:5, 1 Samuel 10:3, 2 Kings 5:5, 1 Chronicles 29:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 4x Exodus 29:23, 1 Samuel 2:36, 2 Kings 23:33, 2 Chronicles 36:3
Noun - fd 2x 2 Kings 5:23
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x 1 Kings 7:46, 2 Chronicles 4:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Round shape determines meaning: loaf, coin, talent, or fertile plain—circularity unifies diverse senses.
Source Gloss
a circle , i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf ; also a talent (or large [round] coin )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Round shape determines meaning: loaf, coin, talent, or fertile plain—circularity unifies diverse senses.
a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin) BDB: a round Usage: loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
geographic region, the Jordan valley as a circumjacent tract of land
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Word Origins
כִּכָּר is built from this root:
כָּרַר H3769
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain