What does נֵכָר · ἀλλογενής mean in the Bible?
נֵכָר · ἀλλογενής is a Hebrew phrase meaning "foreigner, outsider".
Hebrew · H5236, G241
Ben-nekar
Foreign , or (concretely) a foreigner , or (abstractly) heathendom · foreign
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נֵכָר H5236 foreign , or (concretely) a foreigner , or (abstractly) heathendom
Pronunciation nēkār
Marks the outsider to covenant community; carries religious otherness beyond mere geography or ethnicity
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ἀλλογενής G241 foreign
Pronunciation allogenḗs
Of another race or ethnicity; a foreigner distinct from one's own people group.
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What does ben-nekar (ben-nekar) mean in the Bible?
נֵכָר · ἀλλογενής is a Hebrew phrase meaning "foreigner, outsider".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5236, G241?
H5236, G241 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. foreigner, outsider
Strong's H5236, G241
Lexical occurrences 36 verses Source Gloss
foreigner, outsider
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
ben-nekar is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain