Bichri

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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 BecherGenesis 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.

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