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Jerus. , הַכּ׳ Ne 3:2 2; 12:28 . 2. loaf of bread (from round shape), כִּכַּר לָ˜חֶם 1 S 2:36 Pr 6:2 6, cf. Ex 29:23 Je 37:21 1 Ch 16: 3; כִּכְּרֹות לֶחֶם 1 S 10:3 Ju 8: 5. 3. a. a weight (also from shape), כִּכַּר עֹפֶרֶת Zc 5:7 a weight of lead , serving as cover of an ephah. b. a particular unit of weight, talent , usually of gold or silver:— כ׳ זָהָב 2 S 12:30 1 K 9:14 + 18 times; כ׳ כֶּסֶף 1 K 20:39 2 K 5:5 + 21 times; but also of iron, בַּרְזֶל 1 Ch 29: 7, and bronze נְחשֶׁת Ex 38:29 1 Ch 29: 7.—The weight of the talent was 58.944 kilogr. ( =
129.97 lbs.) according to older ( Bab. ) standard, later 49:11 kg. ( = 108.29 lbs.) and less; v. Benz Arch. 187 ff. 194 Now Arch. i. 208 f. .—See also שֶׁקֶל .

כרשׂ TWOT 1047 of foll. ( Arabic كَرِشَ (kariša) be wrinkled ) .

[ כָּרֵשׂ S 3770 TWOT 1047a GK 4160 ] n. [ m. ] belly ( NH כֶּרֶס id.; Aramaic כַּרְסָא , ܟܰܪܣܳܐ ( karso ) id.; Mand .. כראס , כארסא , uterus , M 151, 157 ; Arabic كَرِشٌ ( karišun ), Ethiopic ˜˜˜ ( karš ) wrinkled or folded stomach of cud- chewing animals; cf. Lag BN 20, 44; Assyrian karšu , body, belly ) ;—only sf. כְּרֵשֹׂו Je 51:34 of Nebuchadrezzar under fig. of sea-monster.

כֹּרֶשׁ n.pr.m. v. כּוֹרֶשׁ .


Jerus. Jerusalem. cf. confer , compare. Bab. Babylonian. kg. king.

Benz J. Benzinger, Hebräische Archaeologie . Now W. Nowack, Hebräische Archäologie . TWOT Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament . root or stem.

S Strongs Concordance GK Goodrick/Kohlenberger numbering system of the NIV Exhaustive Condordance .
n. nomen , noun.
m. masculine. NH New (Late) Hebrew. Mand. Mandean.

T. Nöldeke, Mandäische Grammatik . Lag P. de Lagarde, Bildung d. Nomina . sf. suffix, or with suffix.
fig. figurative.
n.pr. nomen proprium, proper name.


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