What does נֶכֶד (neḵed) mean in the Bible?
נֶכֶד (neḵed): Descendant in direct line; specifically grandson or nephew—extends kinship beyond immediate sons
Hebrew · H5220
נֶכֶד
Offspring
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נֶכֶד H5220
Pronunciation neḵed
What does נֶכֶד (neḵed) mean in the Bible?
נֶכֶד (neḵed): Descendant in direct line; specifically grandson or nephew—extends kinship beyond immediate sons
Full entry for נֶכֶד (H5220) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5220?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and her posterity (1), or descendants (1), or posterity (1).
Where does נֶכֶד (neḵed) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 21:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1), Isaiah (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and her posterity 1× Isaiah 14:22
or descendants 1× Genesis 21:23
or posterity 1× Job 18:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 21:23
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Genesis 1 Job 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
וּלְנֶכְדִּ֑י 1x ū·lə·neḵ·dî Genesis 21:23
וָנֶ֖כֶד 1x wā·ne·ḵeḏ Isaiah 14:22
נֶ֣כֶד 1x ne·ḵeḏ Job 18:19
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 14:22
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Genesis 21:23
Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 18:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Descendant in direct line; specifically grandson or nephew—extends kinship beyond immediate sons
Source Gloss
offspring
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Descendant in direct line; specifically grandson or nephew—extends kinship beyond immediate sons
offspring BDB: progeny Usage: nephew, son's son.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Descendant or offspring.
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Why This Word Matters
The removal of posterity prevents the reestablishment of tyranny. Isaiah 14:16-23
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain