Bichri
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Bichri . ‘Sheba the son of Bichri’ ( 2 Samuel 20:1 ) should rather be ‘Sheba the Bichrite,’ i.e. a descendant of Becher ( Genesis 46:21 ).
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Bich'ri. (First-Born). 2 Samuel 20:1. An ancestor of Sheba.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
"Youthful"; else "firstborn"; else son of Becher. (Sheba: 2 Samuel 20:1.)
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
Father of Sheba who rose against David. 2 Samuel 20:1-22 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
2 Samuel 20:1
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(Heb. Bikri', בַּכְרִי , First-Born or Youthful, perhaps Becherite; Sept. Βοχορί ; Vulg. Bichri), apparently a Benjamite, father of Sheba, the revolter from David ( 2 Samuel 20:1 sq.). B.C. ante 1016. (See Becher).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
bik´rı̄ ( בּכרי , bikhrı̄ , "first born"; compare HPN , 88, 102): Father of Sheba who rebelled against David. Bichri is of the house of Benjamin and the word probably means a "descendant of Becher" ( 2 Samuel 20:1 ). Compare Becher 1.
References
- ↑ Bichri from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Bichri from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bichri from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bichri from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bichri from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Bichri from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Bichri from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
