The meaning of “אִכָּר”
Understanding ʼikkâr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
husbandman, ploughman. - a farmer 1) plowman, husbandman, farmer 1a) working the land, yet not owning any of it
אִכָּר
husbandman, ploughman. - a farmer 1) plowman, husbandman, farmer 1a) working the land, yet not owning any of it
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 26:10 | “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.” Word: אִכָּר (ʼikkâr) | |
| Isaiah 61:5 | “And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.” Word: אִכָּר (ʼikkâr) | |
| Jeremiah 31:24 | “And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks.” Word: אִכָּר (ʼikkâr) | |
| Joel 1:11 | “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.” Word: אִכָּר (ʼikkâr) | |
| Amos 5:16 | “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.” Word: אִכָּר (ʼikkâr) |
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