5365. naqar

Lexicon

naqar: To bore, pierce, pick out

Original Word: נָקַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: naqar
Pronunciation: nah-KAR
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-kar')
Definition: To bore, pierce, pick out
Meaning: to bore

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dig, pick out, pierce, put thrust out

A primitive root; to bore (penetrate, quarry) -- dig, pick out, pierce, put (thrust) out.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to bore, pick, dig
NASB Translation
dug (1), gouge (1), gouged (1), pick (1), pierces (1), put (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[נָקַר] verb bore, pick, dig (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic נְקַר id.; Arabic perforate, bore out, hollow out Lane²⁸³⁸; Ethiopic be one-eyed Di⁶⁴⁵); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine plural suffix יִקְּרוּהָ Proverbs 30:17; Infinitive נְקוֺר 1 Samuel 11:3, both of boring, or picking out eye (accusative).

Pi`el Imperfect. 2 masculine singular תְּנַקֵּר Numbers 16:14 (JE), 3 masculine plural וַיְנַקְּרוּ Judges 16:21 both of boring out eyes (accusative); Perfect3masculine singular נִקַּר Job 30:17 he (or it, i.e. the night) boreth my bones מֵעָלָ֑י (of effects of elephantiasis; Bu reads נֻקַּר).

Pu`al Perfect2masculine plural נֻקַּרְתֶּם Isaiah 51:1 the quarry (from which) ye were digged.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1581 (ἐκκεντέω, ekkenteō): To pierce, used in the New Testament to describe the piercing of Jesus' side.
• G1846 (ἐκτρυπάω, ektrypaō): To bore through, used metaphorically in the New Testament.
• G3736 (ὀρύσσω, oryssō): To dig or excavate, often used in the context of digging a pit or well.
• G4917 (συντρυπάω, syntrypaō): To pierce through, used in the context of piercing or penetrating deeply.

These Greek terms reflect similar actions of piercing or boring, illustrating the continuity of this concept across both the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures.

Usage: The verb נָקַר (naqar) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of boring or piercing through something. It is often used in contexts where a physical object is being penetrated or dug into.

Context: The Hebrew verb נָקַר (naqar) appears in several contexts within the Old Testament, primarily conveying the action of boring or piercing. This term is used in a literal sense, often describing the act of making a hole or opening by penetrating a surface. For example, in 2 Kings 12:9, it is used to describe the action of boring a hole in a chest to collect money: "Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. And the priests who guarded the threshold put into the chest all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD."

The term can also be found in Job 30:17, where it metaphorically describes the piercing pain experienced by Job: "Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest." Here, the imagery of piercing is used to convey the intensity and persistence of Job's suffering.

In a broader theological context, the act of piercing or boring can symbolize penetration or deep impact, whether physical or emotional. The use of נָקַר (naqar) in the Hebrew Bible underscores the vividness and intensity of such actions or experiences.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּנְק֥וֹר בנקור וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ וינקרו יִקְּר֥וּהָ יקרוה נִקַּ֣ר נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃ נקר נקרתם׃ תְּנַקֵּ֖ר תנקר bin·qō·wr binKor binqōwr nikKar niq·qar niqqar nukkarTem nuq·qar·tem nuqqartem tə·naq·qêr tenakKer tənaqqêr vaynakkeRu way·naq·qə·rū waynaqqərū yikkeRuha yiq·qə·rū·hā yiqqərūhā

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 16:14
HEB: הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָהֵ֛ם תְּנַקֵּ֖ר לֹ֥א נַעֲלֶֽה׃
NAS: and vineyards. Would you put out the eyes
KJV: and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes
INT: of these put nor arise

Judges 16:21
HEB: וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ אֶת־ עֵינָ֑יו
NAS: seized him and gouged out his eyes;
KJV: took him, and put out his eyes,
INT: seized the Philistines and gouged his eyes brought

1 Samuel 11:2
HEB: אֶכְרֹ֣ת לָכֶ֔ם בִּנְק֥וֹר לָכֶ֖ם כָּל־
NAS: [it] with you on this condition, that I will gouge out the right
KJV: [condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right
INT: this will make will gouge of every eye

Job 30:17
HEB: לַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י
NAS: At night it pierces my bones within
KJV: My bones are pierced in me in the night season:
INT: night my bones pierces and and my gnawing

Proverbs 30:17
HEB: לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־ אֵ֥ם יִקְּר֥וּהָ עֹרְבֵי־ נַ֑חַל
NAS: of the valley will pick it out, And the young
KJV: of the valley shall pick it out, and the young
INT: to obey A mother will pick the ravens of the valley

Isaiah 51:1
HEB: מַקֶּ֥בֶת בּ֖וֹר נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃
NAS: And to the quarry from which you were dug.
KJV: of the pit [whence] ye are digged.
INT: the hole of the pit were dug

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5365
6 Occurrences

bin·qō·wr — 1 Occ.
niq·qar — 1 Occ.
nuq·qar·tem — 1 Occ.
tə·naq·qêr — 1 Occ.
way·naq·qə·rū — 1 Occ.
yiq·qə·rū·hā — 1 Occ.