Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5348 |
|---|---|
| Word: | נָקוֹד |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to mark (by puncturing or branding) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | naqod |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | naw-kode' |
| Meaning: | 1. spotted |
| KJV Renderings: | speckled. |
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נָקֹד adjective speckled; — only of sheep and goats; ׳ נ Gen 30:32 (twice in verse), feminine plural נְקֻדּוֺת Gen 30:35 (all || טָלוּא), masculine plural נְקֻדִּים Gen 30:39 ( || id. + עֲקֻדִּים; — all these J ); masculine plural also Gen 31:8 (twice in verse) and (+ עֲקֻדִּים, בְּרֻדִּים ) Gen 31:10 Gen 31:12 (all E ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
