Kᵉdorlâʻômer — H3540

Definition

masculine proper noun

Kedorlaomer, an early Persian king

1. Chedorlaomer = "handful of sheaves"
2. the king of Elam defeated by Abraham

Usually translated as

Chedorlaomer

Origin

of foreign origin

Occurrences

Kᵉdorlâʻômer occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (5)

• Genesis 14:1 — And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer (כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙) king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
• Genesis 14:4 — Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer (כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר), and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
• Genesis 14:5 — And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer (כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר), and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
• Genesis 14:9 — With Chedorlaomer (כְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶר) the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
• Genesis 14:17 — And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer (כְּדָרְ), and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.