כִּכָּר
Transliteration
kikār
Pronunciation
kik-kawr'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From כָּרַר (H3769)
Strong’s Definitions

כִּכָּר kikkâr, kik-kawr'; from H3769; a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin):—loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 68x

The KJV translates Strong's H3603 in the following manner: talent (48x), plain (12x), loaf (4x), piece (2x), country (1x), morsel (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 68x
The KJV translates Strong's H3603 in the following manner: talent (48x), plain (12x), loaf (4x), piece (2x), country (1x), morsel (1x).

  1. round

    1. a round district (environs of the Jordan valley)

    2. a round loaf (of bread)

    3. a round weight, talent (of gold, silver, bronze, iron)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כִּכָּר kikkâr, kik-kawr'; from H3769; a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin):—loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.
STRONGS H3603: Abbreviations
כִּכָּר noun feminineGenesis 13:10 Exodus 29:32; a round : hence
1. a round district.
2. a round loaf.
3. a round weight, talent (Late Hebrew id.; loaf, weight, talent; Aramaic כַּכְּרָא, talent; Tel Amarna gaggaru kaspu WklNo. 35, Rev. 14 Christian-Palestinian Aramaic , of honey-comb SchwIdioticon 46; on formative see BaNB 204); — absolute כ׳ Genesis 13:12 +; construct כִּכַּר 1 Samuel 2:36 +; dual כִּכְּרַיִם כֶּסֶף 1 Kings 16:24; 2 Kings 5:23, כִּכָּרָ֑יִם 2 Kings 5:23; plural כִּכָּרִים 1 Chronicles 22:14 (twice in verse) + 7 times Chronicles; construct כִּכְּרֵי 2 Kings 5:5 + 2 times Chronicles; כִּכְּרוֺת (loaves) Judges 8:5; 1 Samuel 10:3; —
†1. the round (or oval) especially of the Jordan valley, כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן Genesis 13:10, 11; 1 Kings 7:46 2 Chronicles 4:17; absolute הַכִּכָּר Genesis 19:17, 25; Deuteronomy 34:3; 2 Samuel 18:23; אֶרֶץ הַכּ׳ Genesis 19:28; עָרֵי הַכּ׳ Genesis 13:12; Genesis 19:29, see GASmG 505 BuhlG. 112; district of Jerusalem, הַכּ׳ Nehemiah 3:22; Nehemiah 12:28.
2. loaf of bread (from round shape), כִּכַּר לָ֑חֶם 1 Samuel 2:36; Proverbs 6:36, compare Exodus 29:23; Jeremiah 37:21; 1 Chronicles 16:3; כִּכְּרוֺת לֶחֶם 1 Samuel 10:3; Judges 8:5.
3.
†a. a weight (also from shape), כִּכַּר עֹפֶרֶת Zechariah 5:7 a weight of lead, serving as cover of an ephah.
b. a particular unit of weight, talent, usually of gold or silver: — זָהָבּ כ׳ 2 Samuel 12:30; 2 Kings 9:14 + 18 times; כֶּסֶף כ׳ 1 Kings 20:39; 2 Kings 5:5 + 21 times; but also of iron, בַּרְזֶל 1 Chronicles 29:7, and bronze נְחשֶׁת Exodus 38:29; 1 Chronicles 29:7. — The weight of the talent was 58.944 kilograms (= 129.97 lbs.) according to older (Babylonian) standard, later 49.11 kilograms (= 108.29 lbs.) and less; see BenzArchaeology 187 ff.194 NowArchaeology i. 208 f. — See also H8255 שֶׁקֶל.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:10; 13:10; 13:11; 13:12; 13:12; 19:17; 19:25; 19:28; 19:29

Exodus

29:23; 29:32; 38:29

Deuteronomy

34:3

Judges

8:5; 8:5

1 Samuel

2:36; 2:36; 10:3; 10:3

2 Samuel

12:30; 18:23

1 Kings

7:46; 16:24; 20:39

2 Kings

5:5; 5:5; 5:23; 5:23; 9:14

1 Chronicles

16:3; 22:14; 29:7; 29:7

2 Chronicles

4:17

Nehemiah

3:22; 12:28

Jeremiah

37:21

Zechariah

5:7