The meaning of “נׇכְרִי”
Understanding nokrîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman). - strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-rela...
נׇכְרִי
alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman). - strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) 1) foreign, alien 1a) foreign 1b) foreigner (subst) 1c) foreign woman, harlot 1d) unknown, unfamiliar (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:15 | “Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.” Word: נׇכְרִי (nokrîy) | |
| Judges 19:12 | “And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.” Word: נׇכְרִי (nokrîy) | |
| 1 Kings 11:1 | “But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;” Word: נׇכְרִי (nokrîy) | |
| Nehemiah 13:27 | “Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?” Word: נׇכְרִי (nokrîy) | |
| Proverbs 7:5 | “That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.” Word: נׇכְרִי (nokrîy) |
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