Know the Word.

Hebrew word

kâmâr

kaw-mawr'

כָּמָר

What it means

properly, an ascetic, i.e. an idolatrous priest

properly, an ascetic (as if shrunk with self-maceration), i.e. an idolatrous priest (only in plural)

Where it comes from

from kâmar (כָּמַר)

How the King James translates it

  • priests2
  • chemarims1

Every place it appears 3

2 Kings23:5
Hosea10:5
Zephaniah1:4