Word Study · Strong's H3649 · Hebrew

כָּמָר

kamar

kaw-mawr'

Strong's 1890 spelling: kâmâr

“properly, an ascetic (as if shrunk with self-maceration), i.e. an idolatrous priest (only in plural)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

properly, an ascetic (as if shrunk with self-maceration), i.e. an idolatrous priest (only in plural)

Rendered in the KJV as

Chemarims (idolatrous) priests.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

הַכְּמָרִ֗ים1
הַכְּמָרִ֖ים1
וּכְמָרָיו֙1

How it is rendered · 2

the pagan priests2
and pagan priests its1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural2
conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HTd/Ncmpa · 2
HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

2 Kings1 of 3 · 33%
Hosea1 of 3 · 33%
Zephaniah1 of 3 · 33%

2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 23:5הַכְּמָרִ֗יםhakemarimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralJosiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.here: the pagan priests

Hosea1 occurrence

Hosea 10:5וּכְמָרָיו֙ukhemaravconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into exile.here: and pagan priests its

Zephaniah1 occurrence

Zephaniah 1:4הַכְּמָרִ֖יםhakemarimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—here: the pagan priests

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