Strong's H3733 · Hebrew
כַּר
kar · /kar/
Definition
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)
KJV: captain, furniture, lamb, (large) pasture, ram. See also H1033 (בֵּית כַּר), H3746 (כָּרִי).
Root / derivation: from H3769 (כָּרַר) in the sense of plumpness;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כַּר across 15 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
15 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Psalms2 verses
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. the fat: Heb. the preciousness
Psalms 65:13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Isaiah3 verses
Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. Sela: or, Petra: Heb. A rock
Isaiah 30:23Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Isaiah 34:6The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
Jeremiah1 verse
Ezekiel4 verses
And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. battering: chief leaders
Ezekiel 21:22At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. captains: or, battering rams: Heb. rams
Ezekiel 27:21Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. they occupied: Heb. they were the merchants of thy hand
Ezekiel 39:18Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. goats: Heb. great goats
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3733 (kar) mean?
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)
How many times does H3733 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3733 (כַּר) appears in 15 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “lambs.”
How is kar translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3733 is rendered as “lambs” (9×), “pastures” (2×), “rams” (2×), “captains” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word כַּר come from?
from H3769 (כָּרַר) in the sense of plumpness;