H3746

כָּרִי

ka.riN:N--TG

Carite

A group, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; also called Carite at 2Ki.11.4,19; Group of ke.re.ti (כְּרֵתִי "Cherethite" H3774H) a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

כָּרִי adjective, of a people probably = Carian, only with article as substantive collective Carians, name given to foreign body-guard of king (compare RSOTJC 249, 2d ed.262) לַכָּרִי וְלָרָצִים 2Kgs 11:4 compare v2Kgs 11:19 הכרי 2Sam 20:23 Kt (< Qr הַכְּרֵתִי which We Dr Bu prefer).


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