H3649Hebrewkəmāriym

כָּמָר

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

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Old Testament
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New Testament

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

from H3648 (כָּמַר);

KJV Usage

Chemarims (idolatrous) priests.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

  • 1.priest, idolatrous priest

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâmâr; Pronunciation: kaw-mawr'