H1230 H1230
And Bakbakkar, a Levite name of uncertain meaning mentioned in 1 Chronicles
This personal name appears in 1 Chronicles 9:15, listing Levites who lived in Jerusalem after the exile. BDB notes the name is 'from strange meaning dubious'—its etymology is uncertain and possibly non-Hebrew in origin. The name's reduplication (Bak-bakkar) might suggest onomatopoeia or a borrowed foreign name. It appears in the genealogies establishing which Levitical families resettled in post-exilic Jerusalem.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name borne by a Levite in the post-exilic community of Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:15). The name's etymology remains obscure, with its reduplicated structure (Bak-bakkar) possibly indicating non-Israelite origin or onomatopoetic formation. Multilingual evidence shows transliteration (Bakbakkar, Bacbacar) with some traditions preserving the Hebrew form, reflecting uncertainty about original pronunciation and meaning—typical of rare genealogical names with possible foreign roots. 1×
AR["وَبَقْبَقَّر"]·ben["ও-বকবক্কর"]·DE["[ובקבקר]"]·EN["and-Baqbaqqar"]·FR["[ובקבקר]"]·heb["ו-בקבקר"]·HI["और-बकबक्कर"]·ID["Dan-Bakbakar"]·IT["[ובקבקר]"]·jav["Lan-Bakbakar"]·KO["그리고-박박가르"]·PT["E-Bakvakkar"]·RU["и-Бакбаккар"]·ES["Y-Bacbacar"]·SW["Na-Bakbakari"]·TR["Ve-Bakbakkar"]·urd["اور-بقبقر"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בַּקְבַּקַּר n.pr.m. (from strange, meaning dub.) a Levite 1 Ch 9:15.