What does אִכָּר mean in the Bible?
אִכָּר is a Hebrew word meaning "a farmer".
Hebrew · H406
אִכָּר
A farmer
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אִכָּר H406
What does אִכָּר mean in the Bible?
אִכָּר is a Hebrew word meaning "a farmer".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H406?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the farmer (2), The farmers (2), he had farmers (1), O farmers (1), will be your plowmen (1).
Where does אִכָּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 26:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 2 Chronicles (1), Amos (1), Isaiah (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 It the farmer 2× Jeremiah 51:23, Amos 5:16
The farmers 2× Jeremiah 14:4, Jeremiah 31:24
he had farmers 1× 2 Chronicles 26:10
O farmers 1× Joel 1:11
will be your plowmen 1× Isaiah 61:5
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 26:10 אִכָּרִ֣ים to he had farmers Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 61:5 אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם to will be your plowmen Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Jeremiah 14:4 אִכָּרִ֖ים to The farmers Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 31:24 אִכָּרִ֕ים to the farmers Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 51:23 אִכָּ֣ר to the farmer Noun - masculine singular Joel 1:11 אִכָּרִ֗ים to O farmers Noun - masculine plural Amos 5:16 אִכָּר֙ to The farmer Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Chronicles 26:10
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
2 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Joel 1 Amos 1
Source forms
אִכָּ֣ר 1x ’ik·kār Jeremiah 51:23
אִכָּר֙ 1x ’ik·kār Amos 5:16
אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם 1x ’ik·kā·rê·ḵem Isaiah 61:5
אִכָּרִ֣ים 1x ’ik·kā·rîm 2 Chronicles 26:10
אִכָּרִ֖ים 1x ’ik·kā·rîm Jeremiah 14:4
אִכָּרִ֕ים 1x ’ik·kā·rîm Jeremiah 31:24
אִכָּרִ֗ים 1x ’ik·kā·rîm Joel 1:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 4x 2 Chronicles 26:10, Jeremiah 14:4, Jeremiah 31:24, Joel 1:11
Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 51:23, Amos 5:16
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 61:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a farmer
Source Gloss
a farmer
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a farmer BDB: ploughman Usage: husbandman, ploughman.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain