כֹּ֫מֶר
ka.marpagan priestHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
from H3648; properly, an ascetic (as if shrunk with self-maceration), i.e. an idolatrous priest (only in plural)
Traditional renderings: Chemarims (idolatrous) priests.
Traditional renderings: Chemarims (idolatrous) priests.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כֹּ֫מֶר:
- καθώςkathōs“as/just as”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 2 Kings 23:5הַכְּמָרִ֗ים · the idolatrous priestsJosiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
- Hosea 10:5וּכְמָרָיו֙ · with its idolatrous priestsThe people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn over it with its idolatrous priests—those who rejoiced in its glory—for it has been taken from them into exile.
- Zephaniah 1:4הַכְּמָרִ֖ים · of the idolatrous“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—