kareach · Kareah

What it means

kareach (קָרֵחַ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Kareah”.

A personal name meaning "bald." Father of Johanan, one of the commanders of the forces of Judah (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings×1
• Jeremiah×13

• 2 Kings 25:23

  All the chiefs of the forces, they and the men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

• Jeremiah 40:8

  and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

• Jeremiah 40:13

  And Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah,

• Jeremiah 40:15

  Then Johanan son of Kareah said to Gedaliah in secret at Mizpah, saying, “Let me go, please, and strike Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and no one will know. Why should he strike you dead, and all Judah be scattered, who are gathered to you, and the remnant of Judah perish?”

• Jeremiah 40:16

  But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do this thing, for you are speaking falsehood about Ishmael.”

• Jeremiah 41:11

  And Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him heard of all the evil that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done,

• Jeremiah 41:13

  And it happened, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him, that they rejoiced.

• Jeremiah 41:14

  So all the people whom Ishmael had carried captive from Mizpah turned around and came back and went to Johanan son of Kareah.

• Jeremiah 41:16

  Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him took all the remnant of the people whom he had brought back from Ishmael son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after he had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam: men, men of war, and women and little ones and court officials, whom he had brought back from Gibeon.

• Jeremiah 42:1

  Then all the chiefs of the forces came near, and Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the small to the great,

• Jeremiah 42:8

  And he called Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the small to the great,

• Jeremiah 43:2

  that Azariah son of Hoshaiah said, and Johanan son of Kareah, and all the insolent men, saying to Jeremiah, “You are speaking falsehood! YHWH our Elohim has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to reside as aliens there,’

• Jeremiah 43:4

  So Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces and all the people did not listen to the voice of YHWH, to stay in the land of Judah.

• Jeremiah 43:5

  But Johanan son of Kareah and all the chiefs of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations where they had been driven to reside as aliens in the land of Judah: