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the son of Dekar

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(lancer). Father of one of Solomon’s commissaries (1 Kings 4:9⁹The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: (1 Kings 4:9)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Father of one of Solomon’s commissariat officers (1 Kings 4:9⁹The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: (1 Kings 4:9)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1128 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ben-Deqer

Phonic:

ben-deh’-ker

Meaning:

from 1121 and a derivative of 1856; son of piercing (or of a lance); Ben-Deker, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

the son of Dekar

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the piercer