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Strong's H6297 פֶּגֶר (peger)

Peger means “carcase” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6297
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 11

Strong's H6297 Quick Answer

Strong's H6297 פֶּגֶר (peger) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. peger (peh'gher) n-m. 1. a carcass (as limp), whether of man or beast 2. (figuratively) an idolatrous image It has 21 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include carcases and carcase. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
peger (peh'gher) n-m. 1. a carcass (as limp), whether of man or beast 2. (figuratively) an idolatrous image
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
carcases and carcase

Meaning and Definition

peger (peh'gher) n-m. 1. a carcass (as limp), whether of man or beast 2. (figuratively) an idolatrous image [from H6296] KJV: carcase, corpse, dead body. Root(s): H6296

Original Word
פֶּגֶר
Transliteration
peger
Derivation
Root: פגר First root strongs: 6296
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6297. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6297 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render peger, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

carcases Leviticus 26:30 11× carcase Isaiah 14:19

How Strong's H6297 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6297 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6297 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 15:11 KJV

And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

Leviticus 26:30 KJV

And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.

Numbers 14:29 KJV

Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward which have murmured against me.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6297.

Genesis 15:11 Old Testament, KJV
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Leviticus 26:30 Old Testament, KJV
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
Numbers 14:29 Old Testament, KJV
Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward which have murmured against me.
Numbers 14:32 Old Testament, KJV
But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness.
Numbers 14:33 Old Testament, KJV
And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
1 Samuel 17:46 Old Testament, KJV
This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
2 Kings 19:35 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
2 Chronicles 20:24 Old Testament, KJV
And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.
2 Chronicles 20:25 Old Testament, KJV
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
Isaiah 14:19 Old Testament, KJV
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
Isaiah 34:3 Old Testament, KJV
Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
Isaiah 37:36 Old Testament, KJV
Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Isaiah 66:24 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.
Jeremiah 31:40 Old Testament, KJV
And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
Jeremiah 33:5 Old Testament, KJV
They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.
Jeremiah 41:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.
Ezekiel 6:5 Old Testament, KJV
And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Ezekiel 43:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
Ezekiel 43:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Amos 8:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
Nahum 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6297, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6297 FAQ

What does peger (פֶּגֶר) mean?

Peger (Strong's H6297) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "carcase". peger (peh'gher) n-m. 1. a carcass (as limp), whether of man or beast 2. (figuratively) an idolatrous image

How many times is peger (פֶּגֶר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H6297 across 11 books.

Where can I study peger (פֶּגֶר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6297 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate peger (פֶּגֶר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as carcases and carcase. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.