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1 Kings 4:9
“The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בֶּן־דֶּקֶרBen-Deqer · ben-deh'-ker
H1128 · Hebrew
H1128 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Ben-Deker, an Israelite
- Derivation
- from H1121 (בֵּן) and a derivative of H1856 (דָּקַר); son of piercing (or of a lance);
- KJV renderings
- the son of Dekar.
- Grammar
- בֶּן — common noun, masculine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בֶּן־דֶּקֶר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.