Hebrew word study

כָּמַרkâmar properly, to intertwine or contract, i.e. (by implication…

Pronounced “kaw-mar'

properly, to intertwine or contract, i.e. (by implication) to shrivel (as with heat); figuratively, to be deeply affected with passion (love or pity)

Translated in the King James as: be black, be kindled, yearn.

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 1×
Genesis 43:30
1 Kings 1×
1 Ki 3:26
Lamentations 1×
Lam 5:10
Hosea 1×
Hosea 11:8

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