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נָקַב H5344

H5344 is the Hebrew word נָקַב, transliterated nâqab and said naw-kab'. The King James Version most often renders it expressed.

Word: נָקַבTransliteration: nâqabSaid: naw-kab'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 23 verses

What it means

to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

expressed 6×curse 4×blasphemeth 2×pierce 2×appoint 1×blasphemed 1×neither curse 1×bored 1×cursed 1×pierceth through 1×or bore 1×name 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.

Verses using נָקַב

All 23 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 30:28 · KJV

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

Leviticus 24:11 · KJV

And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)

Leviticus 24:16 · KJV

And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.

Numbers 1:17 · KJV

And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:

Numbers 23:8 · KJV

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

Numbers 23:25 · KJV

And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.

2 Kings 12:9 · KJV

But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 18:21 · KJV

Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

1 Chronicles 12:31 · KJV

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

1 Chronicles 16:41 · KJV

And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;

2 Chronicles 28:15 · KJV

And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

2 Chronicles 31:19 · KJV

Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.

Ezra 8:20 · KJV

Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

Job 3:8 · KJV

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

Job 5:3 · KJV

I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

Job 40:24 · KJV

He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

Job 41:2 · KJV

Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

Proverbs 11:26 · KJV

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 24:24 · KJV

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Isaiah 36:6 · KJV

Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.

Isaiah 62:2 · KJV

And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.

Amos 6:1 · KJV

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

Habakkuk 3:14 · KJV

Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5344 mean?

H5344 is the Hebrew word נָקַב (nâqab), meaning to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel).

How is H5344 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it expressed (6 times), curse (4 times), blasphemeth (2 times), pierce (2 times), appoint (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5344 appear in the Bible?

נָקַב (nâqab) is tagged in 23 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5344 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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