נָקַב (nâqab) — Appoint
Hebrew word study: נָקַב (nâqab), Strong's H5344. to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
KJV translation words: appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
Strong's H5344 is tagged on 19 words in 18 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 30:28 and last appears in Haggai 1:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 18)
- Genesis 30:28 — נָקְבָה — designate
- Leviticus 24:11 — וַיִּקֹּב — and he slandered
- Leviticus 24:16 — וְנֹקֵב — and one who slanders
- Numbers 1:17 — נִקְּבוּ — they had been designated
- 2 Kings 12:9 — וַיִּקֹּב — and he bored
- 2 Kings 18:21 — וּנְקָבָהּ — and it will pierce it
- 1 Chronicles 12:31 — נִקְּבוּ — they had been designated
- 1 Chronicles 16:41 — נִקְּבוּ — they had been designated
- 2 Chronicles 28:15 — נִקְּבוּ — they had been designated
- 2 Chronicles 31:19 — נִקְּבוּ — they had been designated
- Ezra 8:20 — נִקְּבוּ — they had been designated
- Job 40:24 — יִנְקָב — will anyone pierce
- Job 41:2 — תִּקּוֹב — will you pierce
- Isaiah 36:6 — וּנְקָבָהּ — and it will pierce it
- Isaiah 62:2 — יִקֳּבֶנּוּ — it will designate it
- Amos 6:1 — נְקֻבֵי — the distinguished people of
- Habakkuk 3:14 — נָקַבְתָּ — you pierced
- Haggai 1:6 — נָקוּב פ — pierced
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4717 מַקָּבָה (maqqâbâh), H4718 מַקֶּבֶת (maqqebeth), H5347 נְקֵבָה (nᵉqêbâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does nâqab (H5344) mean?
To puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel).
How is H5344 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5344 as: appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through..
How often does נָקַב (nâqab) appear?
Strong's H5344 is tagged on 19 words in 18 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 30:28 and last appears in Haggai 1:6.
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