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בֶּן־דֶּ֫קֶר
ben-de.qer
H1128
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Ben-deker

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ben-de.qer identifies a person named in a list of places in 1 Kings 4:9.

The attested use identifies a person in a clause that also names Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a place-list clause · dominant

    The form דֶּ֛קֶר is tagged as a proper noun in 1 Kings 4:9, where it occurs in a clause naming Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan. In 1 Kings 4:9 the APB renders the verse, "Ben-deker in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemesh and Elonbeth-hanan."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Kings 4:9, the APB presents the name as "Ben-deker" before the listed places.

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