Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5220 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נֶכֶד |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to propagate |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | neked |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | neh'-ked |
| Meaning: | 1. offspring |
| KJV Renderings: | nephew, son's son. |
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נֶ֫כֶד noun [masculine] progeny, posterity, always with נִין in standing phrase ( Eccl 41:5 both with נין); — absolute בְּעַמּוֺ ׳ לֹא נִין וְלֹא נ Job 18:19, compare שֵׁם ׳ וּשְׁאָר וְנִין וְנ Isa 14:22 suffix לִי וּלְנִינִי וּלְנֶכְדִּי Gen 21:23 to me and to my offspring and to my posterity.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
