920. Bidqar
Strong's Lexicon
Bidqar: Bidkar

Original Word: בִּדְקר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Bidqar
Pronunciation: bid-KAR
Phonetic Spelling: (bid-car')
Definition: Bidkar
Meaning: Bidkar

Word Origin: Derived from an uncertain origin, possibly a compound of two elements in Hebrew.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Bidkar, as it is a unique Hebrew proper noun. However, the context of military service and execution of judgment can be related to Greek terms for military roles and justice.

Usage: Bidkar is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is the name of a military officer who served under King Jehu of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of a person's character or role. Bidkar served during a tumultuous period in Israel's history, marked by political upheaval and the execution of the house of Ahab. The role of military officers like Bidkar was crucial in the enforcement of royal decrees and the execution of justice as perceived by the ruling king.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
an Isr.
NASB Translation
Bidkar (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בִּדְקַר proper name, masculine Israel officer 2 Kings 9:25 (see בֵּן).

בהה (compare Arabic be empty; on a possible connection in Assyrian compare HptBAS i. 18).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bidkar

Probably from daqar with a prepositional prefix; by stabbing, i.e. Assassin; Bidkar, an Israelite -- Bidkar.

see HEBREW daqar

Forms and Transliterations
בִּדְקַר֙ בדקר biḏ·qar bidKar biḏqar
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Kings 9:25
HEB: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־ בִּדְקַר֙ [שְׁלֹשָׁה כ]
NAS: Then [Jehu] said to Bidkar his officer,
KJV: Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain,
INT: Then said to Bidkar captain Take

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 920
1 Occurrence


biḏ·qar — 1 Occ.















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