כָּרִי

Strong’s Definition

a life-guardsman

Etymology & Derivation

perhaps an abridged plural of H3733 (כַּר) in the sense of leader (of the flock);

KJV Usage

captains, Cherethites (from the margin).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king david; also executioners

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kârîy; Pronunciation: kaw-ree'