Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3529 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כְּבָר |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | the same as H3528 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | Kbar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | keb-awr' |
| Meaning: | 1. length 2. Kebar, a river of Mesopotamia |
| KJV Renderings: | Chebar. |
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II. כְּבָר proper name [of a river] Kebar, a river (or perhaps a canal) of Babylonia, not at present identified, by which the exiles, among whom Ezekiel ministered, were settled; always in the phrase נְהַר כְּבָר Ezek 1:1; Ezek 1:3; Ezek 3:15; Ezek 3:23; Ezek 10:15; Ezek 10:20; Ezek 10:22; Ezek 43:3 (compare Sm Ezek 1:1 DelPar. 47 f., 184).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
