בֶּכֶר
be.kher
H1070
H:N-M
Hebrew
young camel
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Hebrew
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be.kher denotes young camels in a procession bringing gold and frankincense.
The attested use names young camels, appearing in a plural construct expression within a scene of animals coming from named places and carrying gifts.
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Young camels in a gift-bearing procession · dominant
In Isaiah 60:6, the plural construct form בִּכְרֵי occurs in the clause about young camels of Midian and Ephah. The APB renders the scene as “young camels of Midian and Ephah” that come from Sheba carrying gold and frankincense.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 60:6, the APB presents the form within “young camels of Midian and Ephah.” The verse is read as a whole, but its wording confirms the animal group in the clause.