Strong's Lexicon

H5236

H5236 — נֵכָר

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

Hebrewnekarnoun mascOccurrences: 36TWOT: 1368b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5236
Word:נֵכָר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:' from H5234
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:36
Transliteration:nekar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:nay-kawr'
Meaning:1. foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
KJV Renderings:alien, strange (+ -er).

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BDB5210

נֵכָר noun [masculine] that which is foreign, foreignness

(properly unknown, compare Arabic √) (on formation compare LagBN 51, 154); — absolute ׳ נ Judg 10:16 +, construct נֵכַרֿ Deut 31:16 — foreignness (of another family, tribe, or nation), especially
1. אֱלֹהֵי (הַ)נֵּכָר = foreign gods Gen 35:2; Gen 35:4; Josh 24:20; Josh 24:23 (all E , = אֲחֵרִים ׳ א of D , compare אַחֵר), Judg 10:16; 1Sam 7:3; Jer 5:19; 2Chr 33:5 נֵכַרהָֿאָרֶץ ׳ א Deut 31:16 = foreign gods of the land; singular אֵל נֵכָר Deut 32:12; Mal 2:11; Ps 81:10 ׳ אֱלוֺהַּ נ Dan 11:39.
2. בֶּןֿ(הַ)נֵּכָר = foreigner Gen 17:12 (|| לֹא מִזַּרְעֲךָ), Gen 17:27; Exod 12:43 (all P ), Lev 22:25 ( H ), Ezek 44:9 (twice in verse); Neh 9:2; Isa 56:3 ׳ בְּנֵי (ה)נ 2Sam 22:45; 2Sam 22:46 = Ps 18:45; Ps 18:46; Ezek 44:7; Isa 56:6; Isa 60:10; Isa 61:5; Isa 62:8; Ps 144:7; Ps 144:11.
3. other combinations: ׳ הַבְלֵי נ Jer 8:19 foreign vanities (idolatries); ׳ מִזְבְּחוֺת הַנּ 2Chr 14:2 foreign altars; ׳ אַדְמַת נ Ps 137:4 foreign soil; ׳ מִכָּלנֿ Neh 13:30 from everything foreign.


Other Resources

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

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