What does נָקַב · κατάρα mean in the Bible?
נָקַב · κατάρα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to condemn or curse".
Hebrew · H5344, G2671
יִקְּבֻהוּ
To puncture , literally (to perforate , with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify , designate , libel ) · imprecation, execration
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נָקַב H5344 to puncture , literally (to perforate , with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify , designate , libel )
κατάρα G2671 imprecation, execration
Pronunciation katára
A curse as divine imprecation or human execration; opposite to blessing in relational contexts.
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What does יִקְּבֻהוּ (yiqqebuhu) mean in the Bible?
נָקַב · κατάρα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to condemn or curse".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5344, G2671?
H5344, G2671 is connected to 24 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to condemn or curse
Source Gloss
to condemn or curse
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 12
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 6×
Perfect 1Chr 12:32 · 1Chr 16:41 · 2Chr 28:15 · 2Chr 31:19 · Ezra 8:20 · Num 1:17 6×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Imperfect Job 40:24 · Job 40:26 · Num 23:8 3×
Participle passive Amos 6:1 · Hag 1:6 2×
Perfect Hab 3:14 1×
Word Origins
יִקְּבֻהוּ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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