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dromedary

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(running). Post camel of the East, usually the one-humped species, as distinguished from the two-humped, or Bactrian, camel (1 Kings 4:28²⁸Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. (1 Kings 4:28); Isa. 60:6⁶The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall show forth the praises of the Lord. (Isaiah 60:6); Jer. 2:23²³How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways; (Jeremiah 2:23); Mic. 1:13¹³O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. (Micah 1:13)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See CAMEL.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1070 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

beker

Phonic:

beh’-ker

Meaning:

from 1069 (in the sense of youth); a young camel

KJV Usage:

dromedary