Strong's Lexicon

H5230

H5230 — נָכַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnakalverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1366

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5230
Word:נָכַל
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a prim root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:nakal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:naw-kal'
Meaning:1. to defraud, i.e. act treacherously
KJV Renderings:beguile, conspire, deceiver, deal subtilly.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5201

[נָכַל] verb be crafty, deceitful, knavish (Assyrian nakâlu, be crafty, cunning; ᵑ7 נְכֵל be crafty, Pa`el deceive; Syriac [untranscribed source text 3311] deceive, plot; compare perhaps [untranscribed source text 3312] act faithlessly, [untranscribed source text 3313] faithless, PräAmhar. Spr. 90); —

Qal Participle נוֺכֵל Mal 1:14 knave.
Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine plural with accusative of cognate meaning with verb נִכְלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר נִכְּלוּ לָכֶם Num 25:18 their wiles with which they beguiled you.
Hithpa`el Imperfect וַיִּתְנַכְּלוּ אֹתוֺ לַהֲמִיתוֺ Gen 37:18 they knavishly planned against him (iii. 9), etc.; Infinitive construct לְחִתְנַכֵּל בְ Ps 105:25 to deal knavishly with.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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