נָכַר

Strong's H5234

nâkar

/naw-kar'/

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)

Quick Facts

Strong's Number
H5234
Hebrew
נָכַר
Transliteration
nâkar
Pronunciation
/naw-kar'/
KJV Translations
13 distinct renderings
Language
Biblical Hebrew

Definition & Etymology

Full Definition

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)

Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Translation Breakdown

This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:

acknowledgecoulddeliverdiscerndissembleestrangefeign self to be anotherknowtake knowledge (notice)perceiveregard(have) respectbehave (make) self strange(-ly)

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