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N-proper-ms  |  8× in 1 sense
Bichri — a Benjamite, father of the rebel Sheba who led an insurrection against David.
A proper masculine name identifying a Benjamite ancestor, known exclusively as the father of Sheba ben Bichri, the man who raised a revolt against King David after Absalom's rebellion (2 Sam 20). The name may mean 'youthful' (from bekor, 'firstborn'). All eight occurrences appear in the fixed patronymic phrase 'Sheba son of Bichri,' and the name is rendered consistently across languages — Bichri in English and French, Bejri in Spanish, Bichri in German — reflecting a stable transliteration tradition.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — Proper name of a Benjamite man, known only as the father of Sheba, who led a short-lived tribal secession against David's restored kingship (2 Sam 20:1–22). The phrase 'Sheba son of Bichri' recurs eight times in this single chapter, underscoring the rebellion's gravity. The name likely derives from bekor ('firstborn') and may carry the sense 'youthful one.' English, French, and German all render it as Bichri; Spanish uses Bejri. 8×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["بِكْرِي"]·ben["বিখরীর"]·DE["Bichri"]·EN["Bichri"]·FR["Bichri"]·heb["בכרי"]·HI["बिक्री-का","बिक्री-के"]·ID["Bikhri"]·IT["Bichri"]·jav["Bikri"]·KO["비크리의"]·PT["Bikhri"]·RU["Бихри"]·ES["Bejri"]·SW["Bikri"]·TR["Bikri'nin"]·urd["بکری-کا","بکری-کے"]
2 Sam 20:1, 2 Sam 20:2, 2 Sam 20:6, 2 Sam 20:7, 2 Sam 20:10, 2 Sam 20:13, 2 Sam 20:21, 2 Sam 20:22
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בִּכְרִי n.pr.m. (youthful)— 1. a Benjamite 2 S 20:1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 21, 22; only in phr. שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי. 2. perhaps adj.gent. pl. c. art. הַבִּכְרִים 2 S 20:14 the Bichrites (i.e. family of Shebaʿ), MT הַבֵּרִים; cf. 𝔊 ἐν Χαρρει = (ב)כרי; so Klo Dr.