Strong H1857דֶּ֫קֶר
Dekar
- Transliteration
- deqer
- Pronunciation
- deh'-ker
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From H1856; a stab;
{Deker} an Israelite: - Dekar.
{Deker} an Israelite: - Dekar.
Meaning of the name
Dekar = "piercing"
Detailed definition
Dekar = "piercing"
the father of Solomon's commissariat officer in the western part of Judah and Benjamin
the father of Solomon's commissariat officer in the western part of Judah and Benjamin
In the biblical story
Deker
Son of Abinadab, one of Solomon's twelve officers
Ben-Deker was one of Solomon's twelve officers in charge of providing food for the king and his household. (1Ki.4.9)
In the Bible
Strong H1857 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- son1
First verses
- 1 Kings 4:9The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth–shemesh, and Elon–beth–hanan: