The meaning of “נָקַב”
Understanding nâqab reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through. - to puncture, literally (to perfora...
נָקַב
appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through. - to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel) 1) to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pierce, bore 1a2) to prick off, designate 1b) (Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified 2) (Qal) to curse, blaspheme
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 30:28 | “And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.” Word: נָקַב (nâqab) | |
| Numbers 23:8 | “How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?” Word: נָקַב (nâqab) | |
| 1 Chronicles 16:41 | “And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever;” Word: נָקַב (nâqab) | |
| Ezra 8:20 | “Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.” Word: נָקַב (nâqab) | |
| Proverbs 24:24 | “He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:” Word: נָקַב (nâqab) |
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