What does נָקַר mean in the Bible?
נָקַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to bore ( penetrate , quarry )".
Hebrew · H5365
נָקַר
To bore ( penetrate , quarry )
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נָקַר H5365
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
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 hewn 1× Isaiah 51:1
gouged out 1× Judges 16:21
pierces 1× Job 30:17
pluck it out 1× Proverbs 30:17
that I may put out 1× 1 Samuel 11:2
Will you gouge out 1× Numbers 16:14
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 16:14 תְּנַקֵּ֖ר to Will you gouge out Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Judges 16:21 וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ to gouged out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1 Samuel 11:2 בִּנְק֥וֹר to that I may put out Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Job 30:17 נִקַּ֣ר to pierces Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Proverbs 30:17 יִקְּר֥וּהָ to pluck it out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular Isaiah 51:1 נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃ to from which you were hewn Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 16:14
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 6
Numbers 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 Job 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
בִּנְק֥וֹר 1x bin·qō·wr 1 Samuel 11:2
וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ 1x way·naq·qə·rū Judges 16:21
יִקְּר֥וּהָ 1x yiq·qə·rū·hā Proverbs 30:17
נִקַּ֣ר 1x niq·qar Job 30:17
נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃ 1x nuq·qar·tem Isaiah 51:1
תְּנַקֵּ֖ר 1x tə·naq·qêr Numbers 16:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Judges 16:21
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x 1 Samuel 11:2
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Numbers 16:14
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 30:17
Verb - Pual - Perfect - second person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 51:1
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular 1x Proverbs 30:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to bore ( penetrate , quarry )
Source Gloss
to bore ( penetrate , quarry )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to bore (penetrate, quarry) BDB: bore Usage: dig, pick out, pierce, put (thrust) out.
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 3
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Isa 51:1 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Perfect Job 30:17 1×
Imperfect Num 16:14 1×
Word Origins
נָקַר 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