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Lexicon :: Strong's H5234 - nāḵar

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נָכַר
Transliteration
nāḵar
Pronunciation
naw-kar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1368

Strong’s Definitions

נָכַר nâkar, naw-kar'; a primitive root; 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):—acknowledge, × could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's H5234 in the following manner: know (16x), acknowledge (7x), discern (6x), respect (4x), knowledge (2x), known (2x), feign to another (2x), miscellaneous (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's H5234 in the following manner: know (16x), acknowledge (7x), discern (6x), respect (4x), knowledge (2x), known (2x), feign to another (2x), miscellaneous (11x).

  1. to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard

    1. (Niphal) to be recognised

    2. (Piel) to regard

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to regard, observe, pay attention to, pay regard to, notice

      2. to recognise (as formerly known), perceive

      3. to be willing to recognise or acknowledge, acknowledge with honour

      4. to be acquainted with

      5. to distinguish, understand

    4. (Hithpael) to make oneself known

  2. to act or treat as foreign or strange, disguise, misconstrue

    1. (Niphal) to disguise oneself

    2. (Piel)

      1. to treat as foreign (profane)

      2. to misconstrue

    3. (Hithpael)

      1. to act as alien

      2. to disguise oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָכַר nâkar, naw-kar'; a primitive root; 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):—acknowledge, × could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
STRONGS H5234: Abbreviations
† I. [נָכַר] verb (not Qal) regard, recognize (Late Hebrew Hiph. know, be acquainted with; Targum Aph`el id.; Syriac Aph`el bdb064801 id.; compare also Arabic bdb064802 in sense be shrewd, cunning); **Arabic bdb112503 be shrewd, apparently rare, compare bdb112504 cunning Lane2850a. —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural לֹא נִכְּרוּ Lamentations 4:8 they are not recognized.
Pi. Perfect לֹא נִכַּר שׁוֺע לִפְנֵידָֿ֑ל Job 34:19 he regardeth not the opulent above the poor (|| שָׂרִים פְּנֵי לֹא־נָשָׂא); Imperfect לֹא תְנַכֵּ֑רוּ Job 21:29 do ye not recognize their tokens.
Hiph. Perfect הִכִּיר Deuteronomy 33:9; Daniel 11:39 Kt; suffix הִכִּירוֺ Genesis 27:23; 3rd person plural הִכִּירוּ Judges 18:3 + 2 times, suffix הִכִּירֻהוּ Job 2:12, הִכִּרֻהוּ Genesis 42:8; Imperfect יַכִּיר Deuteronomy 21:17 + 3 times + Daniel 11:39 Qr; וַיַּכֵּר Genesis 38:26 +; suffix וַיַּכִּרֵ֫הוּ 1 Kings 18:7, יַכִּירֶ֫נּוּ Job 7:10, וַיַּכִּירָהּ Genesis 37:33, etc.; Imperative הַֽכֶּר־ Genesis 31:32 + 2 times; Infinitive absolute הֵַֽֽֽכּרֿ (Ginsb van d. H. הַֽכֶּר־) Proverbs 24:23; Proverbs 28:21; construct suffix הַכִּירֵנִי Ruth 2:10; Participle מַכִּיר Psalm 142:5, suffix מַכִּירֵךְ Ruth 2:19, etc.; —
1. regard, observe, especially with a view to recognition, with object clause, Genesis 31:32; Genesis 37:32; Genesis 38:25; pay attention to, with accusative of person Ruth 2:10, 19; accusative of thing (of God) Job 34:25; accusative of thing omitted 2 Samuel 3:36; י׳ subject כֵּן אַכִּיר ֗֗֗ לְטוֺבָה Jeremiah 24:5 so will I regard the exiles... for good; Antiochus subject Daniel 11:39; פָּנִיםהִכִּיר pay regard to (shew partiality, = פ׳ פְּנֵי נָשָׂא Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19 (|| מִשְׁפָּט הִטָּה), Proverbs 24:23; Proverbs 28:21.
2. Recognize (as formerly known) with accusative of person or thing, Genesis 27:23; Genesis 37:33; Genesis 38:26 (all J), Genesis 42:7, 8 (twice in verse) (E), 1 Kings 18:7; 1 Kings 20:41; Job 2:12; proverb. בְּטֶרֶם יַכִּיר אִישׁ אֶתרֵֿעֵהוּ Ruth 3:14 before a man could recognize his fellow (i.e. before dawn); recognize voice (קוֺל), Judges 18:3; 1 Samuel 26:17; = perceive the true situation, וָאַכִּירָה וְהִנֵּה Nehemiah 6:12 and I perceived, and lo! God had not sent him.
3. Be willing to recognize, acknowledge Deuteronomy 21:17; Deuteronomy 33:9; Isaiah 63:16 (|| יָדַע), Psalm 142:5; acknowledge with honour Isaiah 61:9.
4. Be acquainted with, לֹא יַכִּירֶנּוּ עוֺד מְקוֺמוֺ Job 7:10 his place shall be acquainted with him no more (he shall be gone and forgotten), compare Psalm 103:16; with accusative of thing Job 24:17.
5. Distinguish, understand, הִכִּיר קוֺל ֗֗֗ לְקוֺל Ezra 3:13 could not distinguish, etc.; compare Job 4:16 could not distinguish its appearance; הִכִּיר לְדַבֵּר Nehemiah 13:24 understand how to speak, etc.
Hithp. Imperfect יִתְנַכֶּרנָֿ֑עַר Proverbs 20:11 by his deeds a youth maketh himself known, whether his doing be pure, etc.

[נכר] verb denominative act or treat as foreign, or strange; disguise, misconstrue; —
Niph. Imperfect יִנָּכֵר Proverbs 26:24 with his lips a hater disguiseth himself (dissembles, speaks what is foreign to his thought).
Pi. Perfect נִכַּר 1 Samuel 23:7, but see below; Imperfect וַיְנַכְּרוּ Jeremiah 19:4 and they have treated this place as foreign (profane); יְנַכְּרוּ צָרֵהוּ Deuteronomy 32:27 lest their adversaries should misconstrue (it). — בְּיָדִי נִכַּר אֹתוֺ א׳ 1 Samuel 23:7 God hath alienated him into my hand, but improbable; Greek Version of the LXX מָכַר (compare Judges 4:9) hath sold him, so Th Klo HPS (compare We); < סִכַּר (as Isaiah 19:4) Krochm Dr; Kit either of these; > סִגַּר Bu; Löhr either סִגַּר or סִכַּר.
Hithp. Imperfect וַיִּתְנַכֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם Genesis 42:7 he acted as a stranger toward them; Participle feminine מִתְנַכֵּרָ֑ה 1 Kings 14:5, 6 feign to be a stranger-woman.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:23; 27:23; 31:32; 31:32; 37:32; 37:33; 37:33; 38:25; 38:26; 38:26; 42:7; 42:7; 42:8; 42:8

Deuteronomy

1:17; 16:19; 21:17; 21:17; 32:27; 33:9; 33:9

Judges

4:9; 18:3; 18:3

Ruth

2:10; 2:10; 2:19; 2:19; 3:14

1 Samuel

23:7; 23:7; 26:17

2 Samuel

3:36

1 Kings

14:5; 14:6; 18:7; 18:7; 20:41

Ezra

3:13

Nehemiah

6:12; 13:24

Job

2:12; 2:12; 4:16; 7:10; 7:10; 21:29; 24:17; 34:19; 34:25

Psalms

103:16; 142:5; 142:5

Proverbs

20:11; 24:23; 24:23; 26:24; 28:21; 28:21

Isaiah

19:4; 61:9; 63:16

Jeremiah

19:4; 24:5

Lamentations

4:8

Daniel

11:39; 11:39; 11:39

H5234

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Strong's Number H5234 matches the Hebrew נָכַר (nāḵar),
which occurs 50 times in 47 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:23 - And he hath not discerned him, for his hands have been hairy, as the hands of Esau his brother, and he blesseth him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:32 - with whomsoever thou findest thy gods -- he doth not live; before our brethren discern for thyself what is with me, and take to thyself:' and Jacob hath not known that Rachel hath stolen them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:32 - and send the long coat, and they bring it in unto their father, and say, 'This have we found; discern, we pray thee, whether it is thy son's coat or not?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33 - And he discerneth it, and saith, 'My son's coat! an evil beast hath devoured him; torn -- torn is Joseph!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:25 - She is brought out, and she hath sent unto her husband's father, saying, 'To a man whose these are, I am pregnant;' and she saith, 'Discern, I pray thee, whose are these -- the seal, and the ribbons, and the staff.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:26 - And Judah discerneth and saith, 'She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - And Joseph seeth his brethren, and discerneth them, and maketh himself strange unto them, and speaketh with them sharp things, and saith unto them, 'From whence have ye come?' and they say, 'From the land of Canaan -- to buy food.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:8 - And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17 - ye do not discern faces in judgment; as the little so the great ye do hear; ye are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God's, and the thing which is too hard for you, ye bring near unto me, and I have heard it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - But the first-born, son of the hated one, he doth acknowledge, to give to him a double portion of all that is found with him, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him is the right of the first-born.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:27 - If not -- the anger of an enemy I fear, Lest their adversaries know -- Lest they say, Our hand is high, And Jehovah hath not wrought all this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:9 - Who is saying of his father and his mother, I have not seen him; And his brethren he hath not discerned, And his sons he hath not known; For they have observed Thy saying, And Thy covenant they keep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:3 - They are with the household of Micah, and they have discerned the voice of the young man, the Levite, and turn aside there, and say to him, 'Who hath brought thee hither? and what art thou doing in this place? and what to thee here?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:10 - And she falleth on her face, and boweth herself to the earth, and saith unto him, 'Wherefore have I found grace in thine eyes, to discern me, and I a stranger?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 - And her mother-in-law saith to her, 'Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? may he who is discerning thee be blessed.' And she declareth to her mother-in-law with whom she hath wrought, and saith, 'The name of the man with whom I have wrought to-day is Boaz.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:14 - And she lieth down at his feet till the morning, and riseth before one doth discern another; and he saith, 'Let it not be known that the woman hath come into the floor.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 23:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 23:7 - And it is declared to Saul that David hath come in to Keilah, and Saul saith, 'God hath made him known for my hand, for he hath been shut in, to enter into a city of doors and bar.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:17 - And Saul discerneth the voice of David, and saith, 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' and David saith, 'My voice, my lord, O king!'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:36 - And all the people have discerned it, and it is good in their eyes, as all that the king hath done is good in the eyes of all the people;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:5 - And Jehovah said unto Ahijah, 'Lo, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from thee concerning her son, for he is sick; thus and thus thou dost speak unto her, and it cometh to pass at her coming in, that she is making herself strange.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:6 - And it cometh to pass, at Ahijah's hearing the sound of her feet as she came in to the opening, that he saith, 'Come in, wife of Jeroboam, why is this -- thou art making thyself strange? and I am sent unto thee with a sharp thing:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:7 - and Obadiah is in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, 'Art thou he -- my lord Elijah?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:41 - And he hasteth and turneth aside the ashes from off his eyes, and the king of Israel discerneth him, that he is of the prophets,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:13 - and the people are not discerning the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people are shouting -- a great shout -- and the noise hath been heard unto a distance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:12 - And I discern, and lo, God hath not sent him, for in the prophecy he hath spoken unto me both Tobiah and Sanballat hired him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:24 - And of their sons, half are speaking Ashdoditish -- and are not knowing to speak Jewish -- and according to the language of people and people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:12 - and they lift up their eyes from afar and have not discerned him, and they lift up their voice and weep, and rend each his robe, and sprinkle dust on their heads -- heavenward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:16 - It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude is over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:10 - He turneth not again to his house, Nor doth his place discern him again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:29 - Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:13 - They have been among rebellious ones of light, They have not discerned His ways, Nor abode in His paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:17 - When together, morning is to them death shade, When he discerneth the terrors of death shade.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:19 - That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands are all of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:25 - Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:16 - For a wind hath passed over it, and it is not, And its place doth not discern it any more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:4 - Looking on the right hand -- and seeing, And I have none recognizing; Perished hath refuge from me, There is none inquiring for my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:11 - Even by his actions a youth maketh himself known, Whether his work be pure or upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:23 - These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:24 - By his lips doth a hater dissemble, And in his heart he placeth deceit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:21 - To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:9 - And known among nations hath been their seed, And their offspring in the midst of the peoples, All their beholders acknowledge them, For they are a seed Jehovah hath blessed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:16 - For Thou art our Father, For Abraham hath not known us, And Israel doth not acknowledge us, Thou, O Jehovah, art our Father, Our redeemer from the age, is Thy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:4 - because that they have forsaken Me, and make known this place, and make perfume in it to other gods, that they knew not, they and their fathers, and the kings of Judah, and they have filled this place with innocent blood,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 - Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Like these good figs so do I acknowledge The removed of Judah -- that I sent from this place, To the land of the Chaldeans -- for good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 - Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath withered -- it hath been as wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:39 - And he hath dealt in the fortresses of the strongholds with a strange god whom he hath acknowledged; he multiplieth honour, and hath caused them to rule over many, and the ground he apportioneth at a price.
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