What does כֹּרֵם mean in the Bible?
כֹּרֵם is a Hebrew word meaning "a vinedresser".
Hebrew · H3755
כֹּרֵם
A vinedresser
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כֹּרֵםH3755
What does כֹּרֵם mean in the Bible?
כֹּרֵם is a Hebrew word meaning "a vinedresser".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3755?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and vinedressers (2), to tend the vineyards (2), O vinedressers (1).
Where does כֹּרֵם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 25:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (1), 2 Kings (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand vinedressers2×2 Chronicles 26:10, Isaiah 61:5
to tend the vineyards2×2 Kings 25:12, Jeremiah 52:16
O vinedressers1×Joel 1:11
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 25:12לְכֹֽרְמִ֖יםtoto tend the vineyardsPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural2 Chronicles 26:10וְכֹֽרְמִ֗יםtoand vinedressersConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralIsaiah 61:5וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃toand vinedressersConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralJeremiah 52:16לְכֹרְמִ֖יםtoto tend the vineyardsPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralJoel 1:11כֹּֽרְמִ֔יםtoO vinedressersVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Kings 25:12
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
2 Kings12 Chronicles1Isaiah1Jeremiah1Joel1
Source forms
וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃1xwə·ḵō·rə·mê·ḵemIsaiah 61:5
וְכֹֽרְמִ֗ים1xwə·ḵō·rə·mîm2 Chronicles 26:10
כֹּֽרְמִ֔ים1xkō·rə·mîmJoel 1:11
לְכֹֽרְמִ֖ים1xlə·ḵō·rə·mîm2 Kings 25:12
לְכֹרְמִ֖ים1xlə·ḵō·rə·mîmJeremiah 52:16
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural2x2 Kings 25:12, Jeremiah 52:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 26:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural1xIsaiah 61:5
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1xJoel 1:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a vinedresser
Source Gloss
a vinedresser
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a vinedresser BDB: tend vineyards Usage: vine dresser (as one or two words).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כֹּרֵם is built from this root: