וַיְנַכְּרוּ אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה
Properly, to scrutinize , i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge , be acquainted with , care for , respect , revere , or (with suspicion implied), to disregard , ignore , be strange toward, reject , resign , dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning) · properly, a standing , i.e. a spot ; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
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נָכַר H5234 properly, to scrutinize , i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge , be acquainted with , care for , respect , revere , or (with suspicion implied), to disregard , ignore , be strange toward, reject , resign , dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)
מָקוֹם H4725 properly, a standing , i.e. a spot ; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
What does וַיְנַכְּרוּ אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה (vayenakkeru et-hammaqom hazzeh) mean in the Bible?
נָכַר · מָקוֹם is a Hebrew word meaning "they made this place alien/foreign".
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