What does כַּר (kar) mean in the Bible?
כַּר (kar): Primary sense is the full-grown ram; metaphorical extension to pasture derives from sheep habitat, not linguistic shift.
Hebrew · H3733
כַּר
A ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)
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כַּר H3733
Pronunciation kar
What does כַּר (kar) mean in the Bible?
כַּר (kar): Primary sense is the full-grown ram; metaphorical extension to pasture derives from sheep habitat, not linguistic shift.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3733?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lambs (4), battering rams (2), of lambs (2), in lambs (1), in the saddlebag (1).
Where does כַּר (kar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (5), Isaiah (3), Psalms (2), 1 Samuel (1).
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 lambs 4× 1 Samuel 15:9, 2 Kings 3:4, Ezekiel 39:18, Amos 6:4
battering rams 2× Ezekiel 4:2, Ezekiel 21:22
of lambs 2× Deuteronomy 32:14, Isaiah 34:6
in lambs 1× Ezekiel 27:21
in the saddlebag 1× Genesis 31:34
like lambs 1× Jeremiah 51:40
of the fields 1× Psalms 37:20
pastures 1× Isaiah 30:23
the [tribute] lambs 1× Isaiah 16:1
the battering rams 1× Ezekiel 21:22
The pastures 1× Psalms 65:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:34 בְּכַ֥ר to in the saddlebag Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 32:14 כָּרִ֜ים to of lambs Noun - masculine plural 1 Samuel 15:9 הַכָּרִים֙ to lambs Article | Noun - masculine plural 2 Kings 3:4 כָּרִ֔ים to lambs Noun - masculine plural Psalms 37:20 כָּרִ֑ים to of the fields Noun - masculine plural Psalms 65:13 כָרִ֨ים׀ to The pastures Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 16:1 כַ֥ר to the [tribute] lambs Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 30:23 כַּ֥ר to pastures Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 34:6 כָּרִים֙ to of lambs Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 51:40 כְּכָרִ֣ים to like lambs Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:34
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 9
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 5 Amos 1
Source forms
כָּרִים֙ 4x kā·rîm Isaiah 34:6, Ezekiel 21:22, Amos 6:4
בְּכַ֥ר 1x bə·ḵar Genesis 31:34
בְּכָרִ֤ים 1x bə·ḵā·rîm Ezekiel 27:21
הַכָּרִים֙ 1x hak·kā·rîm 1 Samuel 15:9
כְּכָרִ֣ים 1x kə·ḵā·rîm Jeremiah 51:40
כַ֥ר 1x ḵar Isaiah 16:1
כַּ֥ר 1x kar Isaiah 30:23
כָּרִ֜ים 1x kā·rîm Deuteronomy 32:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 10x Deuteronomy 32:14, 2 Kings 3:4, Psalms 37:20, Psalms 65:13
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x 1 Samuel 15:9
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 16:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 30:23
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 27:21
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 31:34
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 51:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Primary sense is the full-grown ram; metaphorical extension to pasture derives from sheep habitat, not linguistic shift.
Source Gloss
a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Primary sense is the full-grown ram; metaphorical extension to pasture derives from sheep habitat, not linguistic shift.
a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting); hence, a meadow (as for sheep); also a pad or camel's saddle (as puffed out) BDB: pasture Usage: captain, furniture, lamb, (large) pasture, ram. See also 1033, 3746.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כַּר is built from this root:
כָּרַר H3769
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