אִכָּרʼikkâr

ploughman, husbandman (Joel 1:11; Jeremiah 51:23; Amos 5:16; Jeremiah 14:4; Jeremiah 31:24)

Pronunciation: ik-kawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H406

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:10 He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.
  • Isaiah 61:5 Foreigners will be your servants. They will feed your flocks and plow your fields and tend your vineyards.
  • Jeremiah 14:4 The ground is parched and cracked for lack of rain. The farmers are deeply troubled; they, too, cover their heads.
  • Jeremiah 31:24 Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live together in peace and happiness.
  • Jeremiah 51:23 With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and officers.
  • Joel 1:11 Despair, all you farmers! Wail, all you vine growers! Weep, because the wheat and barley— all the crops of the field—are ruined.
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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).