5234. nakar
Strong's Lexicon
nakar: To recognize, to discern, to acknowledge, to regard as foreign or strange

Original Word: נָכַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: nakar
Pronunciation: naw-KAR
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-kar')
Definition: To recognize, to discern, to acknowledge, to regard as foreign or strange
Meaning: to scrutinize, look intently at, to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to regard, recognize
NASB Translation
able (1), acknowledge (3), acknowledges (1), discern (1), distinguish (1), distinguishes (1), examine (1), examine and see (1), examined (1), familiar (1), know (2), knows (1), partial* (1), partiality* (3), perceived (1), point (1), recognize (7), recognized (8), regard (1), regards (2), show (3), take notice (1), took note (1), took notice (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [נָכַר] verb (not

Qal) regard, recognize (Late Hebrew Hiph`il know, be acquainted with; ᵑ7 Aph`el id.; Syriac Aph`el id.; compare also Arabic in sense be shrewd, cunning); **Arabic be shrewd, apparently rare, compare cunning Lane2850a. —

Niph`al Perfect3masculine plural לֹא נִכְּרוּ Lamentations 4:8 they are not recognized.

Pi`el Perfect לֹא נִכַּר שׁוֺע לִפְנֵידָֿ֑ל Job 34:19 he regardeth not the opulent above the poor ("" לֹאנָֿשָׂא מְּנֵי שָׂרִים); Imperfect לֹא תְנַכֵּ֑רוּ Job 21:29 do ye not recognize their tokens.

Hiph`il Perfect הִכִּיר Deuteronomy 33:9; Daniel 11:39 Kt; suffix הִכִּירוֺ Genesis 27:23; 3plural הִכִּירוּ Judges 18:3 2t., suffix הִכִּירֻהוּ Job 2:12, הִכִּרֻהוּ Genesis 42:8; Imperfect יַכִּיר Deuteronomy 21:17 3t. + Daniel 11:39 Qr; וַיַּכֵּר Genesis 38:26 +; suffix וַיַּכִּרֵ֫הוּ 1 Kings 18:7, יַכִּירֶ֫נּוּ Job 7:10, וַיַּכִּירָהּ Genesis 37:33, etc.; Imperative ַ˜הכֶּרֿ Genesis 31:32 2t.; Infinitive absolute הֵַ˜כּרֿ (Ginsb van d. H. ַ˜הכֶּרֿ) 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; הִכִּיר מָּנִים pay regard to (shew partiality, = ׳נָשָׂא מְּנֵי פ) Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:19 ("" הִטָּה מִשְׁמָּט), 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.

Hithpa`el Imperfect יִתְנַכֶּרנָֿ֑עַר Proverbs 20:11 by his deeds a youth maketh himself known, whether his doing be pure, etc.

[נכר] verbdenominative act or treat as foreign, or strange; disguise, misconstrue; —

Niph`al Imperfect יִנָּכֵר Proverbs 26:24 with his lips a hater disguiseth himself (dissembles, speaks what is foreign to his thought).

Pi`el 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; ᵐ5 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.

Hithpa`el 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
acknowledge, could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another

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, X could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).

Forms and Transliterations
אַכִּ֞יר אַכִּ֬יר אכיר הִכִּ֔יר הִכִּ֔ירוּ הִכִּ֥ירוּ הִכִּיר֔וֹ הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ הִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃ הַֽכֵּר־ הַֽכֶּר־ הַכֶּר־ הכיר הכירהו הכירו הכר־ הכרהו׃ וַֽיְנַכְּר֞וּ וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּ וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיַּכֵּ֣ר וַיַּכֵּ֤ר וַיַּכֵּ֥ר וָאַכִּ֕ירָה ואכירה ויכירה ויכר ויכרהו ויכרם וינכרו ויתנכר יְנַכְּר֖וּ יִנָּכֵ֣ר יִתְנַכֶּר־ יַ֝כִּ֗יר יַ֭כִּיר יַכִּ֗יר יַכִּ֥יר יַכִּיר֔וּם יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ יַכִּירָ֑נוּ יַכִּ֖יר יכיר יכירום יכירנו ינכר ינכרו יתנכר־ לְהַכִּירֵ֔נִי להכירני מִתְנַכֵּרָ֔ה מִתְנַכֵּרָֽה׃ מַ֫כִּ֥יר מַכִּירִ֖ים מַכִּירִים֙ מַכִּירֵ֖ךְ מכיר מכירים מכירך מתנכרה מתנכרה׃ נִכְּר֖וּ נִכַּ֨ר נִכַּר־ נכר נכר־ נכרו תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃ תַכִּ֖יר תַכִּ֨ירוּ תכיר תכירו תנכרו׃ ’ak·kîr ’akkîr akKir hak·ker- hak·kêr- hakker hakker- hakkêr- hik·kî·rōw hik·kî·rū hik·ki·ru·hū hik·kî·ru·hū hik·kîr hikKir hikkîr hikkiRo hikkîrōw hikKiru hikkîrū hikkiRuhu hikkiruhū hikkîruhū lə·hak·kî·rê·nî lehakkiReni ləhakkîrênî mak·kî·rêḵ mak·kî·rîm mak·kîr makKir makkîr makkiRech makkîrêḵ makkiRim makkîrîm miṯ·nak·kê·rāh mitnakkeRah miṯnakkêrāh nik·kar nik·kar- nik·kə·rū nikkar nikkar- nikkeRu nikkərū ṯak·kî·rū ṯak·kîr takKir ṯakkîr takKiru ṯakkîrū ṯə·nak·kê·rū tenakKeru ṯənakkêrū vaakKirah vaiyakKer vaiyakkiRah vaiyakkiRehu vaiyakkiRem vaiyitnakKer vaynakkeRu wā’akkîrāh wā·’ak·kî·rāh way·nak·kə·rū way·yak·kêr way·yak·kî·rāh way·yak·ki·rê·hū way·yak·ki·rêm way·yiṯ·nak·kêr waynakkərū wayyakkêr wayyakkîrāh wayyakkirêhū wayyakkirêm wayyiṯnakkêr yak·kî·rā·nū yak·kî·ren·nū yak·kî·rūm yak·kîr yakKir yakkîr yakkiRanu yakkîrānū yakkiRennu yakkîrennū yakkiRum yakkîrūm yə·nak·kə·rū yenakkeRu yənakkərū yin·nā·ḵêr yinnaCher yinnāḵêr yiṯ·nak·ker- yitnakker yiṯnakker-
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Genesis 27:23
HEB: וְלֹ֣א הִכִּיר֔וֹ כִּֽי־ הָי֣וּ
NAS: He did not recognize him, because
KJV: And he discerned him not, because his hands
INT: did not recognize because become

Genesis 31:32
HEB: נֶ֣גֶד אַחֵ֧ינוּ הַֽכֶּר־ לְךָ֛ מָ֥ה
NAS: of our kinsmen point out what
KJV: our brethren discern thou what [is] thine with me, and take
INT: the presence of our kinsmen point what against

Genesis 37:32
HEB: זֹ֣את מָצָ֑אנוּ הַכֶּר־ נָ֗א הַכְּתֹ֧נֶת
NAS: please examine [it] to [see] whether it is your son's
KJV: This have we found: know now whether it [be] thy son's
INT: We found examine please tunic

Genesis 37:33
HEB: וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כְּתֹ֣נֶת
NAS: Then he examined it and said,
KJV: And he knew it, and said,
INT: examined and said tunic

Genesis 38:25
HEB: הָרָ֑ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַכֶּר־ נָ֔א לְמִ֞י
NAS: Please examine and see, whose
KJV: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the signet,
INT: child said examine Please whose

Genesis 38:26
HEB: וַיַּכֵּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֗ה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
NAS: Judah recognized [them], and said,
KJV: And Judah acknowledged [them], and said,
INT: recognized Judah and said

Genesis 42:7
HEB: אֶת־ אֶחָ֖יו וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם
NAS: his brothers he recognized them, but he disguised
KJV: his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange
INT: Joseph his brothers recognized recognized to

Genesis 42:7
HEB: אֶחָ֖יו וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר
KJV: and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake
INT: his brothers recognized recognized to spoke

Genesis 42:8
HEB: וַיַּכֵּ֥ר יוֹסֵ֖ף אֶת־
NAS: But Joseph had recognized his brothers,
KJV: And Joseph knew his brethren,
INT: had recognized Joseph his brothers

Genesis 42:8
HEB: וְהֵ֖ם לֹ֥א הִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃
NAS: his brothers, although they did not recognize him.
KJV: his brethren, but they knew not him.
INT: like did not recognize

Deuteronomy 1:17
HEB: לֹֽא־ תַכִּ֨ירוּ פָנִ֜ים בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט
NAS: You shall not show partiality in judgment;
KJV: Ye shall not respect persons
INT: shall not show persons judgment

Deuteronomy 16:19
HEB: מִשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹ֥א תַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑ים וְלֹא־
NAS: justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take
KJV: judgment; thou shalt not respect persons,
INT: justice not respect persons shall not

Deuteronomy 21:17
HEB: בֶּן־ הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜ה יַכִּ֗יר לָ֤תֶת לוֹ֙
NAS: But he shall acknowledge the firstborn,
KJV: But he shall acknowledge the son
INT: the son of the unloved shall acknowledge giving portion

Deuteronomy 32:27
HEB: אָג֔וּר פֶּֽן־ יְנַכְּר֖וּ צָרֵ֑ימוֹ פֶּן־
KJV: lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, [and] lest they should say,
INT: feared lest strangely their adversaries would

Deuteronomy 33:9
HEB: אֶחָיו֙ לֹ֣א הִכִּ֔יר וְאֶת־ [בָּנֹו
NAS: I did not consider them'; And he did not acknowledge his brothers,
KJV: I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren,
INT: his brothers Nor acknowledge afflicted Nor

Judges 18:3
HEB: מִיכָ֔ה וְהֵ֣מָּה הִכִּ֔ירוּ אֶת־ ק֥וֹל
NAS: of Micah, they recognized the voice
KJV: of Micah, they knew the voice
INT: of Micah they recognized the voice of the young

Ruth 2:10
HEB: חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ לְהַכִּירֵ֔נִי וְאָנֹכִ֖י נָכְרִיָּֽה׃
NAS: in your sight that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?
KJV: in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I [am] a stranger?
INT: favor your sight take I alien

Ruth 2:19
HEB: עָשִׂ֔ית יְהִ֥י מַכִּירֵ֖ךְ בָּר֑וּךְ וַתַּגֵּ֣ד
NAS: did you work? May he who took notice of you be blessed.
KJV: thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed
INT: had worked become notice of you be blessed told

Ruth 3:14
HEB: (בְּטֶ֛רֶם ק) יַכִּ֥יר אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־
NAS: one could recognize another;
KJV: one could know another.
INT: and rose before recognize one another

1 Samuel 23:7
HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֗וּל נִכַּ֨ר אֹת֤וֹ אֱלֹהִים֙
KJV: God hath delivered him into mine hand;
INT: said Saul delivered God my hand

1 Samuel 26:17
HEB: וַיַּכֵּ֤ר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־
NAS: Then Saul recognized David's voice
KJV: And Saul knew David's voice,
INT: recognized Saul voice

2 Samuel 3:36
HEB: וְכָל־ הָעָ֣ם הִכִּ֔ירוּ וַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם
NAS: the people took note [of it], and it pleased
KJV: And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased
INT: now all the people took be accepted affliction

1 Kings 14:5
HEB: כְבֹאָ֔הּ וְהִ֖יא מִתְנַכֵּרָֽה׃
KJV: unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself [to be] another [woman].
INT: arrives herself another

1 Kings 14:6
HEB: זֶּ֗ה אַ֚תְּ מִתְנַכֵּרָ֔ה וְאָ֣נֹכִ֔י שָׁל֥וּחַ
KJV: of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself [to be] another? for I [am] sent
INT: he you another I sent

1 Kings 18:7
HEB: אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ לִקְרָאת֑וֹ וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיִּפֹּ֣ל עַל־
NAS: met him, and he recognized him and fell
KJV: met him: and he knew him, and fell
INT: Elijah met recognized and fell on

49 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5234
49 Occurrences


’ak·kîr — 2 Occ.
hak·ker- — 5 Occ.
hik·kîr — 1 Occ.
hik·kî·rōw — 1 Occ.
hik·kî·rū — 3 Occ.
hik·ki·ru·hū — 2 Occ.
lə·hak·kî·rê·nî — 1 Occ.
mak·kîr — 1 Occ.
mak·kî·rêḵ — 1 Occ.
mak·kî·rîm — 2 Occ.
miṯ·nak·kê·rāh — 2 Occ.
nik·kar — 2 Occ.
nik·kə·rū — 1 Occ.
ṯak·kîr — 1 Occ.
ṯak·kî·rū — 1 Occ.
ṯə·nak·kê·rū — 1 Occ.
wā·’ak·kî·rāh — 1 Occ.
way·yak·kêr — 4 Occ.
way·yak·kî·rāh — 1 Occ.
way·yak·ki·rê·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yak·ki·rêm — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·nak·kêr — 1 Occ.
way·nak·kə·rū — 1 Occ.
yak·kîr — 5 Occ.
yak·kî·rā·nū — 1 Occ.
yak·kî·ren·nū — 2 Occ.
yak·kî·rūm — 1 Occ.
yə·nak·kə·rū — 1 Occ.
yin·nā·ḵêr — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·nak·ker- — 1 Occ.

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