Kârar — H3769

Definition

verb

to dance (i.e. whirl)

1. (Pilpel) to whirl, dance
1. whirling, dancing (participle)

Usually translated as

dancing, dance

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• orchéomai (G3738)

Occurrences

Kârar occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (2)

• 2 Samuel 6:14 — And David danced (מְכַרְכֵּ֥ר) before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
• 2 Samuel 6:16 — And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing (וּמְכַרְכֵּר֙) before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.