כִּכָּר

n.f. Gn 13:10; Ex 29:23; a round: hence 1. a round district. 2. a round loaf. 3. a round weight, talent (NH id.; loaf, weight, talent; Aramaic כַּכְּרָא, ܟܰܟܪܳܐ, talent; Tel Am. gaggaru kaspu Wkl No. 35, Rev. 14 Christ.-Pal.-Aramaic ܟܪܟܪܝܬܐ, of honey-comb SchwallyIdiot. 46; on format. v. Ba NB 204);—abs. כ׳ Gn 13:12 +; cstr. כִּכַּר 1 S 2:36 +; du. כִּכְּרַיִם כֶּסֶף 1 K 16:24; 2 K 5:23, כִּכָּרָ֑יִם v 23; pl. כִּכָּרִים 1 Ch 22:14(×2) + 7 times Chr; cstr. כִּכְּרֵי 2 K 5:5 + 2 times Chr; כִּכְּרוֹת (loaves) Ju 8:5 1 S 10:3;— the round (or oval) especially of the Jordan valley, כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן Gn 13:10, 11; 1 K 7:46 = 2 Ch 4:17; abs. הַכִּכָּר Gn 19:17, 25; Dt 34:3; 2 S 18:23; אֶרֶץ הַכּ׳ Gn 19:28; עָרֵי הַכּ׳ 13:12; 19:29, v. GASmG. 505 BuhlG. 112; district of Jerus., הַכּ׳ Ne 3:22, 12:28. loaf of bread (from round shape), כִּכַּר לָ֑חֶם 1 S 2:36; Pr 6:26, cf. Ex 29:23; Je 37:21 1 Ch 16:3; כִּכְּרוֹת לֶחֶם 1 S 10:3; Ju 8:5. a weight (also from shape), כִּכַּר עֹפֶרֶת Zc 5:7 a weight of lead, serving as cover of an ephah. a particular unit of weight, talent, usually of gold or silver:—כ׳ זָהָב 2 S 12:30; 1 K 9:14 + 18 times; כ׳ כֶּסֶף 1 K 20:39; 2 K 5:5 + 21 times; but also of iron, בַּרְוֶל 1 Ch 29:7, and bronze נְחשֶׁת Ex 38:29 1 Ch 29:7.—The weight of the talent was 58.944 kilogr. (= 129.97 lbs.) according to older (Bab.) standard, later 49:11 kg. (= 108.29 lbs.) and less; v. BenzArch. 187 ff. 194 NowArch. i. 208 f..—See also שֶׁקֶל.