5363. noqeph

Lexicon

noqeph: "striker" or "one who strikes"

Original Word: נֹקֶף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: noqeph
Pronunciation: no-KAYF
Phonetic Spelling: (no'-kef)
Definition: "striker" or "one who strikes"
Meaning: a threshing

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

shaking

From naqaph; a threshing (of olives) -- shaking.

see HEBREW naqaph

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from naqaph
Definition
a striking off
NASB Translation
shaking (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נֹ֫קֶף noun [masculine] striking off; — only construct זַיִת כְּנֹקֶף as (at) the striking of olive-trees Isaiah 17:6; Isaiah 24:13 (simile of fewness of people after ׳י's judgment).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָקַף (naqaf), which means to strike or to beat.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for נֹקֶף, related concepts of threshing and agricultural processes can be found in Greek terms such as ἁλοάω (haloao, Strong's Greek 248), which means to thresh or to tread out grain. This reflects the similar agricultural practices in the Greco-Roman world, where threshing was also a vital part of grain production.

Usage: The term נֹקֶף is used in the context of agricultural practices, specifically referring to the process of threshing, which involves beating or striking grain to separate it from the husks.

Context: • The Hebrew word נֹקֶף (noqef) is associated with the agricultural practice of threshing, a critical step in the ancient process of preparing grain for consumption or storage. Threshing involved the use of tools or animals to beat the harvested grain, thereby loosening the edible parts from the inedible chaff. This process was essential for ensuring that the grain was clean and ready for use.
• In the cultural and historical context of the Bible, threshing was a common and necessary activity, often performed on a threshing floor, a flat surface where the grain could be spread out and processed. The imagery of threshing is sometimes used metaphorically in the Scriptures to describe judgment or purification, where the valuable is separated from the worthless.
• The term נֹקֶף is not frequently used in the Hebrew Bible, but its root and related concepts appear in various passages, illustrating the importance of agriculture in the daily life and economy of ancient Israel.

Forms and Transliterations

כְּנֹ֣קֶף כנקף kə·nō·qep̄ keNokef kənōqep̄

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 17:6
HEB: בּ֤וֹ עֽוֹלֵלֹת֙ כְּנֹ֣קֶף זַ֔יִת שְׁנַ֧יִם
NAS: will be left in it like the shaking of an olive tree,
KJV: shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree,
INT: will be left gleanings the shaking of an olive Two

Isaiah 24:13
HEB: בְּת֣וֹךְ הָֽעַמִּ֑ים כְּנֹ֣קֶף זַ֔יִת כְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖ת
NAS: the peoples, As the shaking of an olive tree,
KJV: the people, [there shall be] as the shaking of an olive tree,
INT: among the peoples as the shaking of an olive as the gleanings

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5363
2 Occurrences

kə·nō·qep̄ — 2 Occ.