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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3769. כָּרַר (karar) -- To dance, whirl, or spin</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3769.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_samuel/6-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3769.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3769</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3768.htm" title="3768">◄</a> 3769. karar <a href="../hebrew/3770.htm" title="3770">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">karar: To dance, whirl, or spin</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כָּרַר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>karar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-RAHR<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kaw-rar')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To dance, whirl, or spin<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to dance<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "karar," the concept of dancing in joy or worship can be related to Greek words like "χορεύω" (choreuo), which means to dance, found in the New Testament in contexts of celebration.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "karar" primarily means to dance or whirl around. It conveys a sense of joyful, exuberant movement, often in the context of celebration or worship. The action described by "karar" is typically spontaneous and expressive, reflecting a deep emotional response, often of joy or reverence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, dance was a common expression of joy and celebration, often associated with religious festivals, victories, and worship. Dancing was a communal activity, reflecting the collective joy and unity of the people. It was not merely a form of entertainment but a significant part of religious and social life, often accompanied by music and singing.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to dance<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>dancing (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dancing <p>A primitive root; to dance (i.e. Whirl) -- dance(-ing). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּמְכַרְכֵּר֙ ומכרכר מְכַרְכֵּ֥ר מכרכר mə·ḵar·kêr mecharKer məḵarkêr ū·mə·ḵar·kêr umecharKer ūməḵarkêr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/6-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 6:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְדָוִ֛ד <b> מְכַרְכֵּ֥ר </b> בְּכָל־ עֹ֖ז</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And David <span class="itali">was dancing</span> before the LORD<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And David <span class="itali">danced</span> before the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and David <span class="itali">was dancing</span> all might<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 6:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דָּוִד֙ מְפַזֵּ֤ז <b> וּמְכַרְכֵּר֙ </b> לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> leaping <span class="itali">and dancing</span> before<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> leaping <span class="itali">and dancing</span> before<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> David leaping <span class="itali">and dancing</span> before the LORD<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3769.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3769.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3769<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mecharker_3769.htm">mə·ḵar·kêr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umecharker_3769.htm">ū·mə·ḵar·kêr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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