5237. nokri

Lexicon

nokri: Foreign, alien, stranger

Original Word: נָכְרִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: nokriy
Pronunciation: no-kree'
Phonetic Spelling: (nok-ree')
Definition: Foreign, alien, stranger
Meaning: strange

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

alien, foreigner, outlandish, stranger, woman

From neker (second form); strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) -- alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).

see HEBREW neker

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as neker
Definition
foreign, alien
NASB Translation
adulteress (2), adulterous woman (2), alien (2), aliens (1), extraordinary (1), foreign (16), foreigner (15), foreigners (5), stranger (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נָכְרִי adjective foreign, alien (Late Hebrew נָכְרִי = Gentile); — ׳נ absolute masculine Zephaniah 1:8 +; feminine נָכְרִיָּה Exodus 2:22 +; masculine plural נָכְרִים Isaiah 2:6 2t. + Proverbs 20:16 Kt (> Qr נָכְרִיָּה), + Proverbs 27:13 (so read for ᵑ0 נָכְרִיָּה); feminine plural נָכְרִיּוֺת Genesis 31:15 +; —

1. a. foreign: עַם נָכְרִי Exodus 21:8 (E) a foreign (non-Israel) people, ׳אִישׁ נ Deuteronomy 17:15 ("" לֹא אָתִיךָ); ׳מַלְבּוּשׁ נ Zephaniah 1:8; אֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּה Exodus 2:22 (J) foreign land, so Exodus 18:3 (E); especially נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֺת foreign (non-Israel) women 1 Kings 11:18; Ezra 10:2,10,11,14,17,18,44; Nehemiah 13:26,27.

b. as substantive נָכְרִי foreigner (non-Israel) Judges 19:12 (+ אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל), 1 Kings 8:41 (+ אֲשֶׁר לֹא מֵעַמְּךָ), = 2 Chronicles 6:32 (+ id.), 1 Kings 8:43 2Chronicles 6:33; Deuteronomy 14:21 ("" גֵּר), Deuteronomy 15:3; Deuteronomy 23:21 (opposed to אָחִיךָ), Deuteronomy 29:21 (+ אֲשֶׁר יָבאֹ מֵאֶרֶץ רְחוֺקָה); as predicate, 2 Samuel 15:19 ("" גֹּלֶה), נָכְרִיָּה Ruth 2:10; plural נָכְרִים foreigners Lamentations 5:2 (זָרִים), Obadiah 11 ("" id.); compare יַלְדֵי נָכְרִים Isaiah 2:6; feminine plural alien women Genesis 31:15 (E; i.e. not of one's father's family).

2 נָכְרִיָּה foreign woman, as technical term, in Proverbs, for harlot (perhaps because harlots were originally chiefly foreigners): Proverbs 2:16 ("" אִשָּׁה זָרָה), Proverbs 7:5 ("" id.), Proverbs 5:20 ("" זָרָה), Proverbs 6:24 ("" אֵשֶׁת רָ֑ע), Proverbs 23:27 ("" זוֺנָה). — On Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13 see below

3 figurative unknown, unfamiliar: נָכְרִי הָיִיתִי בְּעֵינֵיהֶם Job 19:15 an alien am I become in their eyes; לִבְנֵי אִמִּי ׳נ Psalm 69:9 ("" מוּזָר הָיִיתִי לְאֶחָ֑י); ׳אִישׁ נ Ecclesiastes 6:2; of ׳יs judgment, נָכְרִיָּה עֲבֹדָתוֺ Isaiah 28:21 strange is his task! ("" זָר מַעֲשֵׂהוּ); גֶּפֶן נָכְרִיָּה Jeremiah 2:21 an alien vine (opposed to זֶרַע אֱמֶת), figurative of degenerate Israel; as substantive, נָכְרִים Proverbs 20:16 Kt (> Qr נָכְרִיָּה), alens, persons unknown to him ("" זָר), so read also (for ᵑ0 נָכְרִיָּה) "" Proverbs 27:13.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָכַר (nakar), which means "to recognize" or "to regard as foreign."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2398 (ἴδιος, idios): This Greek term means "one's own" or "pertaining to oneself," often used in contrast to what is foreign or strange.
• G3581 (ξένος, xenos): This Greek word means "stranger" or "foreigner," similar to נָכְרִי in its connotation of being outside the familiar or native community.

These Greek terms, like נָכְרִי, are used in the New Testament to describe individuals or entities that are foreign or unfamiliar, often in the context of hospitality or the inclusion of Gentiles into the early Christian community.

Usage: The word נָכְרִי is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible to denote foreignness or strangeness. It can refer to foreign gods, foreign women, or foreign nations. It often carries a connotation of being outside the covenant community of Israel.

Context: The term נָכְרִי appears in several passages throughout the Hebrew Bible, often highlighting the distinction between the Israelites and other nations or peoples. In the context of foreign gods, נָכְרִי is used to emphasize the prohibition against idolatry and the worship of deities other than Yahweh. For example, in Deuteronomy 32:16, the Israelites are warned against provoking God with "strange gods."

In the context of foreign women, נָכְרִי is used to caution against intermarriage with those outside the Israelite community, as seen in Proverbs 5:20: "Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?" This reflects the concern for maintaining religious and cultural purity.

The term also appears in legal and social contexts, such as in Exodus 21:8, where it refers to a foreign woman who is not to be treated as a native daughter. The use of נָכְרִי underscores the importance of recognizing and respecting the boundaries set by the covenant community.

Forms and Transliterations

הַנָּכְרִ֑י הַנָּכְרִ֔י הַנָּכְרִ֖י הַנָּכְרִ֗י הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ הנכרי הנכריות הנכריות׃ וְ֝נָכְרִ֗י וְהַ֨נָּכְרִ֔י וְנָכְרִ֞ים והנכרי ונכרי ונכרים לְנָכְרִ֔י לְנָכְרִֽים׃ לַנָּכְרִ֣י לנכרי לנכרים׃ מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה מנכריה נָ֝כְרִ֗י נָכְר֔וֹ נָכְרִ֔י נָכְרִ֖י נָכְרִ֖ים נָכְרִ֛י נָכְרִ֣י נָכְרִֽי׃ נָכְרִיָּ֖ה נָכְרִיָּ֣ה נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת נָכְרִיּ֖וֹת נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת נָכְרִיָּ֣ה נָכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ נָכְרִיּוֹת֙ נכרו נכרי נכרי׃ נכריה נכריה׃ נכריות נכריות׃ נכרים han·nā·ḵə·rî han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ hannacheRi hannacheriYot hannāḵərî hannāḵərîyōwṯ lan·nā·ḵə·rî lannacheRi lannāḵərî lə·nā·ḵə·rî lə·nā·ḵə·rîm lenacheRi lenacheRim lənāḵərî lənāḵərîm min·nā·ḵə·rî·yāh minnacheriYah minnāḵərîyāh nā·ḵə·rî nā·ḵə·rî·yāh nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ nā·ḵə·rîm nā·ḵə·rōw nacheRi nacheRim nacheriYah nacheriYot nacheRo nāḵərî nāḵərîm nāḵərîyāh nāḵərîyōwṯ nāḵərōw veHannacheRi venacheRi venacheRim wə·han·nā·ḵə·rî wə·nā·ḵə·rî wə·nā·ḵə·rîm wəhannāḵərî wənāḵərî wənāḵərîm

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:15
HEB: הֲל֧וֹא נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת נֶחְשַׁ֥בְנוּ ל֖וֹ
NAS: Are we not reckoned by him as foreigners? For he has sold
KJV: Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold
INT: not alien reckoned for

Exodus 2:22
HEB: הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פ
NAS: a sojourner in a foreign land.
KJV: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
INT: have been land A foreign

Exodus 18:3
HEB: הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃
NAS: a sojourner in a foreign land.
KJV: I have been an alien in a strange land:
INT: have been land A foreign

Exodus 21:8
HEB: וְהֶפְדָּ֑הּ לְעַ֥ם נָכְרִ֛י לֹא־ יִמְשֹׁ֥ל
NAS: to sell her to a foreign people
KJV: to sell her unto a strange nation
INT: her be redeemed people A foreign does not have

Deuteronomy 14:21
HEB: א֤וֹ מָכֹר֙ לְנָכְרִ֔י כִּ֣י עַ֤ם
NAS: you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy
KJV: it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou [art] an holy
INT: or may sell to a foreigner for people

Deuteronomy 15:3
HEB: אֶת־ הַנָּכְרִ֖י תִּגֹּ֑שׂ וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: From a foreigner you may exact
KJV: Of a foreigner thou mayest exact
INT: A foreigner may exact whatever

Deuteronomy 17:15
HEB: עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נָכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־
NAS: not put a foreigner over
INT: over a foreigner who is not

Deuteronomy 23:20
HEB: לַנָּכְרִ֣י תַשִּׁ֔יךְ וּלְאָחִ֖יךָ
NAS: interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen
KJV: Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury;
INT: to a foreigner may charge to your countrymen

Deuteronomy 29:22
HEB: יָק֙וּמוּ֙ מֵאַ֣חֲרֵיכֶ֔ם וְהַ֨נָּכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָבֹ֖א
NAS: up after you and the foreigner who
KJV: after you, and the stranger that shall come
INT: rise after and the foreigner who comes

Judges 19:12
HEB: אֶל־ עִ֣יר נָכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־
NAS: into the city of foreigners who
KJV: hither into the city of a stranger, that [is] not of the children
INT: into the city of foreigners who are not

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

2 Samuel 15:19
HEB: הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ כִּֽי־ נָכְרִ֣י אַ֔תָּה וְגַם־
NAS: with the king, for you are a foreigner and also
KJV: with the king: for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile.
INT: the king are a foreigner you and also

1 Kings 8:41
HEB: וְגַם֙ אֶל־ הַנָּכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־
NAS: concerning the foreigner who
KJV: Moreover concerning a stranger, that [is] not of thy people
INT: Also concerning the foreigner who is not

1 Kings 8:43
HEB: יִקְרָ֥א אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַנָּכְרִ֑י לְמַ֣עַן יֵדְעוּן֩
NAS: for which the foreigner calls
KJV: and do according to all that the stranger calleth
INT: calls about the foreigner order may know

1 Kings 11:1
HEB: אָהַ֞ב נָשִׁ֧ים נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת רַבּ֖וֹת וְאֶת־
NAS: many foreign women
KJV: many strange women,
INT: loved women foreign many the daughter

1 Kings 11:8
HEB: לְכָל־ נָשָׁ֖יו הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת מַקְטִיר֥וֹת וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת
NAS: for all his foreign wives,
KJV: And likewise did he for all his strange wives,
INT: for all wives his foreign burned and sacrificed

2 Chronicles 6:32
HEB: וְגַ֣ם אֶל־ הַנָּכְרִ֗י אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹ֥א
NAS: concerning the foreigner who
KJV: Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people
INT: Also concerning the foreigner who from

2 Chronicles 6:33
HEB: יִקְרָ֥א אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַנָּכְרִ֑י לְמַ֣עַן יֵדְעוּ֩
NAS: for which the foreigner calls
KJV: and do according to all that the stranger calleth
INT: calls about the foreigner order may know

Ezra 10:2
HEB: וַנֹּ֛שֶׁב נָשִׁ֥ים נָכְרִיּ֖וֹת מֵעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: and have married foreign women
KJV: and have taken strange wives
INT: married women foreign the peoples of the land

Ezra 10:10
HEB: וַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת לְהוֹסִ֖יף עַל־
NAS: and have married foreign wives
KJV: and have taken strange wives,
INT: married wives foreign adding unto

Ezra 10:11
HEB: וּמִן־ הַנָּשִׁ֖ים הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃
NAS: of the land and from the foreign wives.
KJV: of the land, and from the strange wives.
INT: at wives the foreign

Ezra 10:14
HEB: הַהֹשִׁ֞יב נָשִׁ֤ים נָכְרִיּוֹת֙ יָבֹא֙ לְעִתִּ֣ים
NAS: who have married foreign wives
KJV: and let all them which have taken strange wives
INT: have married wives foreign come times

Ezra 10:17
HEB: הַהֹשִׁ֖יבוּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת עַ֛ד י֥וֹם
NAS: who had married foreign wives
KJV: that had taken strange wives
INT: had married wives foreign against day

Ezra 10:18
HEB: הֹשִׁ֖יבוּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת מִבְּנֵ֨י יֵשׁ֤וּעַ
NAS: had married foreign wives
KJV: that had taken strange wives:
INT: had married wives foreign of the sons of Jeshua

Ezra 10:44
HEB: ק) נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת וְיֵ֣שׁ מֵהֶ֣ם
NAS: had married foreign wives,
KJV: All these had taken strange wives:
INT: accept wives foreign had like

46 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5237
46 Occurrences

han·nā·ḵə·rî — 5 Occ.
han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
lan·nā·ḵə·rî — 1 Occ.
lə·nā·ḵə·rî — 1 Occ.
lə·nā·ḵə·rîm — 1 Occ.
min·nā·ḵə·rî·yāh — 2 Occ.
nā·ḵə·rî — 9 Occ.
nā·ḵə·rîm — 1 Occ.
nā·ḵə·rî·yāh — 10 Occ.
nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ — 9 Occ.
nā·ḵə·rōw — 1 Occ.
wə·han·nā·ḵə·rî — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·ḵə·rî — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·ḵə·rîm — 1 Occ.