נָכַר (nâkar) — Acknowledge
Hebrew word study: נָכַר (nâkar), Strong's H5234. properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, rev
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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)
KJV translation words: acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
Strong's H5234 is tagged on 49 words in 47 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 27:23 and last appears in Daniel 11:39.
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Verses (first 25 of 47)
- Genesis 27:23 — הִכִּירוֹ — he recognized him
- Genesis 31:32 — הַכֶּר — investigate
- Genesis 37:32 — הַכֶּר — investigate
- Genesis 37:33 — וַיַּכִּירָהּ — and he recognized it
- Genesis 38:25 — הַכֶּר — investigate
- Genesis 38:26 — וַיַּכֵּר — and he recognized them
- Genesis 42:7 — וַיַּכִּרֵם — and he recognized them
- Genesis 42:8 — וַיַּכֵּר — and he recognized
- Deuteronomy 1:17 — תַכִּירוּ — you will pay regard to
- Deuteronomy 16:19 — תַכִּיר — you will pay regard to
- Deuteronomy 21:17 — יַכִּיר — he will acknowledge
- Deuteronomy 32:27 — יְנַכְּרוּ — they should misconstrue
- Deuteronomy 33:9 — הִכִּיר — he recognized
- Judges 18:3 — הִכִּירוּ — they recognized
- Ruth 2:10 — לְהַכִּירֵנִי — to pay regard to me
- Ruth 2:19 — מַכִּירֵךְ — the one who paid regard to you
- Ruth 3:14 — יַכִּיר — he recognized
- 1 Samuel 23:7 — נִכַּר — he has alienated
- 1 Samuel 26:17 — וַיַּכֵּר — and he recognized
- 2 Samuel 3:36 — הִכִּירוּ — they paid regard
- 1 Kings 14:5 — מִתְנַכֵּרָה — will be acted as a stranger
- 1 Kings 14:6 — מִתְנַכֵּרָה — acting as a stranger
- 1 Kings 18:7 — וַיַּכִּרֵהוּ — and he recognized him
- 1 Kings 20:41 — וַיַּכֵּר — and he recognized
- Ezra 3:13 — מַכִּירִים — were recognizing
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1971 הַכָּרָה (hakkârâh), H4378 מַכָּר (makkâr), H5235 נֶכֶר (neker), H5236 נֵכָר (nêkâr).
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What does nâkar (H5234) mean?
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).
How is H5234 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5234 as: acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly)..
How often does נָכַר (nâkar) appear?
Strong's H5234 is tagged on 49 words in 47 verses across 16 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 27:23 and last appears in Daniel 11:39.
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