The meaning of “כִּכָּר”
Understanding kikkâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent. - a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Gho...
כִּכָּר
loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent. - 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) 1) round 1a) a round district (environs of the Jordan valley) 1b) a round loaf (of bread) 1c) a round weight, talent (of gold, silver, bronze, iron)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:17 | “And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.” Word: כִּכָּר (kikkâr) | |
| Judges 8:5 | “And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.” Word: כִּכָּר (kikkâr) | |
| 1 Kings 10:10 | “And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.” Word: כִּכָּר (kikkâr) | |
| 2 Chronicles 9:13 | “Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;” Word: כִּכָּר (kikkâr) | |
| Esther 3:9 | “If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.” Word: כִּכָּר (kikkâr) |
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