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kārī כָּרִי ‘Carite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: perhaps an abridged plural of kār כָּר ‘saddle / pasture / ram’ in the sense of leader (of the flock)
Roots: כר

kārī pr n title gen
1) a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:23 1 Kings 1:38 2 Kings 11:4, 11:19

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