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נָקַר

To bore ( penetrate , quarry )

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נָקַרH5365

What does נָקַר mean in the Bible?

נָקַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to bore ( penetrate , quarry )".

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Questions this entry answers

What does נָקַר mean in the Bible?

נָקַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to bore ( penetrate , quarry )".

How does the BSB render H5365?

The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from which you were hewn (1), gouged out (1), pierces (1), pluck it out (1), that I may put out (1).

Where does נָקַר appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 16:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), Isaiah (1), Job (1), Judges (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
from which you were hewn1×Isaiah 51:1
gouged out1×Judges 16:21
pierces1×Job 30:17
pluck it out1×Proverbs 30:17
that I may put out1×1 Samuel 11:2
Will you gouge out1×Numbers 16:14
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 16:14תְּנַקֵּ֖רtoWill you gouge outVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularJudges 16:21וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּtogouged outConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1 Samuel 11:2בִּנְק֥וֹרtothat I may put outPreposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructJob 30:17נִקַּ֣רtopiercesVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularProverbs 30:17יִקְּר֥וּהָtopluck it outVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singularIsaiah 51:1נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃tofrom which you were hewnVerb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowNumbers 16:14
Aligned rows6
Books represented6
Numbers1Judges11 Samuel1Job1Proverbs1Isaiah1
Source forms
בִּנְק֥וֹר1xbin·qō·wr1 Samuel 11:2
וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ1xway·naq·qə·rūJudges 16:21
יִקְּר֥וּהָ1xyiq·qə·rū·hāProverbs 30:17
נִקַּ֣ר1xniq·qarJob 30:17
נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃1xnuq·qar·temIsaiah 51:1
תְּנַקֵּ֖ר1xtə·naq·qêrNumbers 16:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xJudges 16:21
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1x1 Samuel 11:2
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular1xNumbers 16:14
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xJob 30:17
Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine plural1xIsaiah 51:1
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular1xProverbs 30:17
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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