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Lexicon :: Strong's H5344 - nāqaḇ

Aa
נָקַב
Transliteration
nāqaḇ
Pronunciation
naw-kab'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1409

Strong’s Definitions

נָקַב nâqab, naw-kab'; a primitive root; to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel):—appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H5344 in the following manner: curse (6x), expressed (6x), blaspheme (3x), bore (2x), name (2x), pierce (2x), Appoint (1x), holes (1x), pierce through (1x), strike through (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H5344 in the following manner: curse (6x), expressed (6x), blaspheme (3x), bore (2x), name (2x), pierce (2x), Appoint (1x), holes (1x), pierce through (1x), strike through (1x).

  1. to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint

    1. (Qal)

      1. to pierce, bore

      2. to prick off, designate

    2. (Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified

  2. (Qal) to curse, blaspheme

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָקַב nâqab, naw-kab'; a primitive root; to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel):—appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
STRONGS H5344: Abbreviations
† I. [נָקַב] verb pierce (Late Hebrew id.; SI1.1.4 הנקבה the piercing, boring through; Aramaic נְקַב, bdb066602 id; נֶקְכָּא hole, etc.; Sinaitic proper name, masculine נקבו Eut 441, 2, נקיבו Eut99, 2; 153, 2 (Lzb325. 326 Cook33); Assyrian naḳbu, depth, spring of water; Arabic bdb066603 perforate, pierce, scrutinize, etc.,bdb066604 sagacity, etc.; bdb066605 leader, chief (one who scrutinizes)); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular suffix נְקָבָהּ 2 Kings 18:21; Isaiah 36:6; 2nd person masculine singular נָקַבְתָּ; Habakkuk 3:14; Imperfect יִנְקָבֿ Job 40:24, וַיִּקֹּב 2 Kings 12:10; suffix יִקָּבֶ֑נּוּ Isaiah 62:2; 2nd person masculine singular תִּקֹּב Job 40:26; Imperative masculine singular נָקְבָה Genesis 30:28; Passive participle נָקוּב Haggai 1:6; plural construct נְקֻבֵי; Amos 6:1; —
1. pierce, bore with accusative 2 Kings 18:21 = Isaiah 36:6; Habakkuk 3:14 (all in figure), Job 40:24; Job 40:26 [Job 41:2]; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb + ב, וַיִּקֹּב חֹר בְּרַלְתּוֺ 2 Kings 12:10 and he bored a hole in its lid; צְרוֺר נָקוּב Haggai 1:8 a bag pierced, i.e. with a hole in it.
2. prick off, designate, wages Genesis 30:28 (J), name Isaiah 62:2 (י׳ subject; compare Niph.); passive participle noted, distinguished Amos 6:1.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person plural in phrase (אֲשֶׁר) נִקְּבוּ בְשֵׁמוֺת who were pricked off, designated, by name Numbers 1:17; 1 Chronicles 12:32 (1 Chronicles 12:31 van d. H.), 1 Chronicles 16:41; 2 Chronicles 28:3; 31:19, compare Ezra 8:20.

† II. [נָקַב] verb curse (perhaps akin to I. נקב perhaps secondary formative from קָבַב, which see for forms יִקֹּב, קֹב, etc.); —
Qal Infinitive suffix נָקְבוֺ שֵׁם Leviticus 24:16; Participle נֹקֵב שֵׁם י׳ Leviticus 24:16 (on text see Di, GeiUrschrift 274 DalmanAdonai 44 f.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:28; 30:28

Leviticus

24:16; 24:16

Numbers

1:17

2 Kings

12:10; 12:10; 18:21; 18:21

1 Chronicles

12:31; 12:32; 16:41

2 Chronicles

28:3; 31:19

Ezra

8:20

Job

40:24; 40:24; 41:2

Isaiah

36:6; 36:6; 62:2; 62:2

Amos

6:1; 6:1

Habakkuk

3:14; 3:14

Haggai

1:6; 1:8

H5344

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Strong's Number H5344 matches the Hebrew נָקַב (nāqaḇ),
which occurs 24 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:28 - And he said, H559 Appoint H5344 me H5921 thy wages, H7939 and I will give H5414 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:11 - And H5344➔ the H1121➔ Israelitish H3482 woman's H802 son ➔H1121 blasphemed ➔ H5344 the name H8034 of the LORD, and cursed. H7043 And they brought H935 him H853 unto H413 Moses: H4872 (and H8034➔ his mother's H517 name ➔H8034 was Shelomith, H8019 the daughter H1323 of Dibri, H1704 of the tribe H4294 of Dan:) H1835

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:16 - And he that blasphemeth H5344 the name H8034 of the LORD, H3068 he shall H4191➔ surely H4191 be put to death, ➔H4191 and all H3605 the congregation H5712 shall H7275➔ certainly H7275 stone ➔H7275 him: as well the stranger, H1616 as he that is born in the land, H249 when he blasphemeth H5344 the name H8034 of the LORD, shall be put to death. H4191

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:17 - And H3947➔ Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 took ➔H3947 these H428 men H376 which H834 are expressed H5344 by their names: H8034

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:8 - How H4100 shall I curse, H5344 whom H6895➔ God H410 hath ➔H6895➔ not H3808 cursed? ➔H6895 or how H4100 shall I defy, H2194 whom the LORD H3068 hath H2194➔ not H3808 defied? ➔H2194

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:25 - And H559➔ Balak H1111 said ➔H559 unto H413 Balaam, H1109 Neither H3808 curse them H5344 at all, H6895 nor H3808 bless them H1288 at all. H1288

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:9 - But H3947➔ Jehoiada H3077 the priest H3548 took ➔H3947 a H259 chest, H727 and bored H5344 a hole H2356 in the lid of it, H1817 and set H5414 it H853 beside H681 the altar, H4196 on the right side H3225 as H935➔ one H376 cometh ➔H935 into the house H1004 of the LORD: H3068 and H5414➔ the priests H3548 that kept H8104 the door H5592 put ➔H5414 therein H8033 all H3605 the money H3701 that was brought H935 into the house H1004 of the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - Now, H6258 behold, H2009 thou trustest H982 upon H5921 the staff H4938 of H7070➔ this H2088 bruised H7533 reed, ➔H7070 even upon H5921 Egypt, H4714 on which H834 if H5564➔ a man H376 lean, ➔H5564 it H5921 will go H935 into his hand, H3709 and pierce it: H5344 so H3651 is Pharaoh H6547 king H4428 of Egypt H4714 unto all H3605 that trust H982 on him. H5921

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:31 - And of the half H2677 tribe H4294 of Manasseh H4519 eighteen H8083 H6240 thousand, H505 which H834 were expressed H5344 by name, H8034 to come H935 and make H4427➔ David H1732 king. ➔H4427

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:41 - And with them H5973 Heman H1968 and Jeduthun, H3038 and the rest H7605 that were chosen, H1305 who H834 were expressed H5344 by name, H8034 to give thanks H3034 to the LORD, H3068 because H3588 his mercy H2617 endureth for ever; H5769

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:15 - And H6965➔ the men H376 which H834 were expressed H5344 by name H8034 rose up, ➔H6965 and took H2388 the captives, H7633 and H3605➔ with H4480 the spoil H7998 clothed H3847 all ➔H3605 that were naked among them, H4636 and arrayed them, H3847 and shod them, H5274 and gave them to eat H398 and to drink, H8248 and anointed them, H5480 and carried H5095➔ all H3605 the feeble H3782 of them ➔H5095 upon asses, H2543 and brought them H935 to Jericho, H3405 the H8558➔ city H5892 of palm trees, ➔H8558 to H681 their brethren: H251 then they returned H7725 to Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:19 - Also of the sons H1121 of Aaron H175 the priests, H3548 which were in the fields H7704 of the suburbs H4054 of their cities, H5892 in every H3605 several city, H5892 H5892 the men H376 that H834 were expressed H5344 by name, H8034 to give H5414 portions H4490 to all H3605 the males H2145 among the priests, H3548 and to all H3605 that were reckoned by genealogies H3187 among the Levites. H3881

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:20 - Also H4480 of the Nethinims, H5411 whom H5414➔ David H1732 and the princes H8269 had appointed ➔H5414 for the service H5656 of the Levites, H3881 two hundred H3967 and twenty H6242 Nethinims: H5411 all of them H3605 were expressed H5344 by name. H8034

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:8 - Let them curse it H5344 that curse H779 the day, H3117 who are ready H6264 to raise up H5782 their mourning. H3882

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:24 - He taketh it H3947 with his eyes: H5869 his nose H639 pierceth through H5344 snares. H4170

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:2 - Canst thou put H7760 an hook H100 into his nose? H639 or H2336➔ bore H5344➔ his jaw H3895 through ➔ H5344 with a thorn? ➔H2336

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:26 - He that withholdeth H4513 corn, H1250 the people H3816 shall curse him: H5344 but blessing H1293 shall be upon the head H7218 of him that selleth H7666 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:24 - He that saith H559 unto the wicked, H7563 Thou H859 art righteous; H6662 him shall H5344➔ the people H5971 curse, ➔ H5344 nations H3816 shall abhor him: H2194

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:2 - And H7200➔ the Gentiles H1471 shall see ➔H7200 thy righteousness, H6664 and all H3605 kings H4428 thy glory: H3519 and H7121➔ thou shalt be called ➔H7121 by a H8034➔ new H2319 name, ➔H8034 which H834 the mouth H6310 of the LORD H3068 shall name. H5344

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:1 - Woe H1945 to them H7600➔ that are at ease ➔H7600 in Zion, H6726 and trust H982 in the mountain H2022 of Samaria, H8111 which are named H5344 chief H7225 of the nations, H1471 to whom the house H1004 of Israel H3478 came! H935

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:14 - Thou didst strike through H5344 with his staves H4294 the head H7218 of his villages: H6518 they came out as a whirlwind H5590 to scatter me: H6327 their rejoicing H5951 was as H3644 to devour H398 the poor H6041 secretly. H4565

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:6 - Ye have sown H2232 much, H7235 and bring in H935 little; H4592 ye eat, H398 but H369➔ ye have H7654➔ not ➔H369 enough; ➔H7654 ye drink, H8354 but ye are not H369 filled with drink; H7937 ye clothe you, H3847 but there is none H369 warm; H2527 and he that earneth wages H7936 earneth wages H7936 to put it into H413 a bag H6872 with holes. H5344
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