כִּכָּרkikkâr
a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)
Pronunciation: kik-kawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3603
Meanings
a round
1. a round district
2. a round loaf
3. a round weight, talent
1. the round, (or oval) especially of the Jordan valley (Genesis 13:10; Genesis 13:11; 1 Kings 7:46)
2. loaf, of bread (from round shape) (1 Samuel 2:36; Exodus 29:23; Jeremiah 37:21)
3.
a. a weight, (also from shape) (Zechariah 5:7)
b. talent, a particular unit of weight, usually of gold or silver (2 Samuel 12:30; 2 Kings 9:14; 1 Kings 20:39)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 68 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 13:10 Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Genesis 13:11 Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram.
- Genesis 13:12 So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain.
- Genesis 19:17 When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, “Run for your lives! And don’t look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
- Genesis 19:25 He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation.
- Genesis 19:28 He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
See every passage
- Genesis 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 19:17, 19:25, 19:28, 19:29
- Exodus 25:39, 29:23, 37:24, 38:24, 38:25, 38:27, 38:29
- Deuteronomy 34:3
- Judges 8:5
- 1 Samuel 2:36, 10:3
- 2 Samuel 12:30, 18:23
- 1 Kings 7:46, 9:14, 9:28, 10:10, 10:14, 16:24, 20:39
- 2 Kings 5:5, 5:22, 5:23, 15:19, 18:14, 23:33
- 1 Chronicles 16:3, 19:6, 20:2, 22:14, 29:4, 29:7
- 2 Chronicles 3:8, 4:17, 8:18, 9:9, 9:13, 25:6, 25:9, 27:5, 36:3
- Ezra 8:26
- Nehemiah 3:22, 12:28
- Esther 3:9
- Proverbs 6:26
- Jeremiah 37:21
- Zechariah 5:7
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).