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נָקַף H5362
H5362 is the Hebrew word נָקַף, transliterated nâqaph and said naw-kaf'. The King James Version most often renders it compassed.
What it means
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.
Verses using נָקַף
All 18 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 19:27 · KJV
Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.
Joshua 6:3 · KJV
And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
Joshua 6:11 · KJV
So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
1 Kings 7:24 · KJV
And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
2 Kings 6:14 · KJV
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
2 Kings 11:8 · KJV
And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
2 Chronicles 4:3 · KJV
And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
2 Chronicles 23:7 · KJV
And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
Job 1:5 · KJV
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Job 19:6 · KJV
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
Job 19:26 · KJV
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Psalm 22:16 · KJV
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalm 48:12 · KJV
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
Psalm 88:17 · KJV
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
Isaiah 10:34 · KJV
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
Isaiah 15:8 · KJV
For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
Isaiah 29:1 · KJV
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
Lamentations 3:5 · KJV
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5362 mean?
H5362 is the Hebrew word נָקַף (nâqaph), meaning to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate.
How is H5362 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it compassed (4 times), go round about (2 times), compassing (2 times), compass (2 times), round (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5362 appear in the Bible?
נָקַף (nâqaph) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5362 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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