5357. naqiq

Lexicon

naqiq: Cleft, crevice, fissure

Original Word: נָקִיק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: naqiyq
Pronunciation: nah-KEEK
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-keek')
Definition: Cleft, crevice, fissure
Meaning: a cleft

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

hole

From an unused root meaning to bore; a cleft -- hole.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
cleft (of a rock)
NASB Translation
clefts (1), crevice (1), ledges (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[נָקִיק] noun masculine cleft of rock; — only construct: singular נְקִיק הַסָּ֑לַע Jeremiah 13:4; plural נְקִיקֵי הַסְּלָעִים Isaiah 7:19 ("" נַחֲלֵי הַבַּתּוֺת), Jeremiah 16:16.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָקַק (naqaq), which means to bore or to pierce.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek term in the Septuagint and New Testament that aligns with the concept of a cleft or fissure is found in Strong's Greek Number G5168: τρῆμα (trēma), which means a hole or an opening. This term is used in the New Testament to describe a small opening, such as the eye of a needle (Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, Luke 18:25).

This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew term נָקִיק, highlighting its significance in biblical literature and its thematic connections to concepts of refuge and divine protection.

Usage: The term נָקִיק is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a natural opening or split in a rock formation, often providing shelter or a hiding place.

Context: • The Hebrew word נָקִיק (naqiyq) appears in the context of natural landscapes, specifically referring to a cleft or crevice in rock formations. This term is used to describe places that offer refuge or concealment. In the biblical narrative, clefts in rocks are often depicted as places of safety or divine protection. For instance, in the book of Isaiah, the imagery of a cleft in the rock is used metaphorically to convey security and shelter.
• In Isaiah 2:21 (BSB), the term is used to describe the hiding places people will seek during the day of the LORD's judgment: "They will flee to caverns in the rocks and clefts in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth."
• The concept of a cleft in the rock is also significant in the broader biblical narrative, symbolizing a place of divine encounter or protection, as seen in the story of Moses being hidden in the cleft of the rock as God's glory passed by (Exodus 33:22, though the specific term נָקִיק is not used in this passage).

Forms and Transliterations

בִּנְקִ֥יק בנקיק וּבִנְקִיקֵ֖י וּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י ובנקיקי ומנקיקי bin·qîq binKik binqîq ū·ḇin·qî·qê ū·min·nə·qî·qê ūḇinqîqê uminnekiKei ūminnəqîqê uvinkiKei

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 7:19
HEB: בְּנַחֲלֵ֣י הַבַּתּ֔וֹת וּבִנְקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִ֑ים וּבְכֹל֙
NAS: ravines, on the ledges of the cliffs,
KJV: valleys, and in the holes of the rocks,
INT: ravines the steep the ledges of the cliffs all

Jeremiah 13:4
HEB: וְטָמְנֵ֥הוּ שָׁ֖ם בִּנְקִ֥יק הַסָּֽלַע׃
NAS: it there in a crevice of the rock.
KJV: and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
INT: and hide there A crevice of the rock

Jeremiah 16:16
HEB: כָּל־ גִּבְעָ֔ה וּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִֽים׃
NAS: hill and from the clefts of the rocks.
KJV: and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
INT: and every hill the clefts of the rocks

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5357
3 Occurrences

bin·qîq — 1 Occ.
ū·min·nə·qî·qê — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇin·qî·qê — 1 Occ.