Strong's H6297 · Hebrew
פֶּגֶר
peger · /peh'gher/
Definition
a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
KJV: carcase, corpse, dead body.
Root / derivation: from H6296 (פָּגַר);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered פֶּגֶר across 21 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
21 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Numbers3 verses
Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,
Numbers 14:32But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.
Numbers 14:33And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. wander: or, feed
2 Chronicles2 verses
And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. none: Heb. there was not an escaping
2 Chronicles 20:25And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
Isaiah4 verses
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Isaiah 34:3Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Isaiah 66:24And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Jeremiah3 verses
And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
Jeremiah 33:5They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
Jeremiah 41:9Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. because: or, near Gedaliah: Heb. by the hand, or, by the side of Gedaliah
Ezekiel3 verses
And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. lay: Heb. give
Ezekiel 43:7And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
Ezekiel 43:9Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6297 (peger) mean?
a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
How many times does H6297 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6297 (פֶּגֶר) appears in 21 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “carcases.”
How is peger translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6297 is rendered as “carcases” (13×), “bodies” (6×), “corpses” (2×), “carcase” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word פֶּגֶר come from?
from H6296 (פָּגַר);