What does אֵל · נֵכָר mean in the Bible?
אֵל · נֵכָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )".
Hebrew · H410, H5236
אֵל נֵכָר
Strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity ) · foreign , or (concretely) a foreigner , or (abstractly) heathendom
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אֵל H410 strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
נֵכָר H5236 foreign , or (concretely) a foreigner , or (abstractly) heathendom
Pronunciation nēkār
Marks the outsider to covenant community; carries religious otherness beyond mere geography or ethnicity
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What does אֵל נֵכָר (el nekhar) mean in the Bible?
אֵל · נֵכָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H410, H5236?
H410, H5236 is connected to 281 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
Strong's H410, H5236
Lexical occurrences 281 verses Source Gloss
strength ; as adjective, mighty ; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity )
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G1664 LXX equivalent Greek
ἠλί ēlí G2241 LXX equivalent Greek
my God
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