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Hebrew · H5234

נָכַר

Properly, to scrutinize , i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge , be acquainted with , care for , respect , revere , or (with suspicion implied), to disregard , ignore , be strange toward, reject , resign , dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)

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נָכַרH5234
Pronunciationnākar

What does נָכַר (nākar) mean in the Bible?

נָכַר (nākar): Intense scrutiny that leads either to recognition and respect, or deliberate disregard and estrangement.

Full entry for נָכַר (H5234) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does נָכַר (nākar) mean in the Bible?

נָכַר (nākar): Intense scrutiny that leads either to recognition and respect, or deliberate disregard and estrangement.

How does the BSB render H5234?

The BSB source-word alignment has 49 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include recognized (5), recognize him (2), To show partiality (2), . . . (1), a foreign (1).

Where does נָכַר (nākar) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 27:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (10), Job (8), Deuteronomy (5), 1 Kings (4).

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
recognized5×Genesis 42:8, Judges 18:3, 1 Samuel 26:17, 1 Kings 20:41
recognize him2×Genesis 27:23, Genesis 42:8
To show partiality2×Proverbs 24:23, Proverbs 28:21
. . .1×Deuteronomy 33:9
a foreign1×Jeremiah 19:4
accept1×Job 21:29
acknowledge him1×Daniel 11:39
acknowledge us1×Isaiah 63:16
attends1×Psalms 142:4
but could1×Nehemiah 13:24
but he treated them as strangers1×Genesis 42:7
could recognize her1×Ruth 3:14
discern1×Job 4:16
disguised1×1 Kings 14:6
disguises himself1×Proverbs 26:24
distinguish1×Ezra 3:13
Examine it1×Genesis 37:32
examine them1×Genesis 38:25
favor1×Job 34:19
has delivered1×1 Samuel 23:7
he must acknowledge1×Deuteronomy 21:17
he recognized them1×Genesis 42:7
He recognizes1×Job 34:25
His father recognized it1×Genesis 37:33
I realized1×Nehemiah 6:12
I regard1×Jeremiah 24:5
is known1×Proverbs 20:11
knowing1×Job 24:13
misunderstand1×Deuteronomy 32:27
or show partiality1×Deuteronomy 16:19
recognize [Job]1×Job 2:12
recognized [the items]1×Genesis 38:26
remembers him1×Job 7:10
remembers it1×Psalms 103:16
see1×Genesis 31:32
Show no partiality1×Deuteronomy 1:17
that you should take notice of me1×Ruth 2:10
they are friends with1×Job 24:17
took note1×2 Samuel 3:36
When Obadiah recognized him1×1 Kings 18:7
who noticed you1×Ruth 2:19
will acknowledge1×Isaiah 61:9
will be disguised1×1 Kings 14:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 27:23הִכִּיר֔וֹtorecognize himVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularGenesis 31:32הַֽכֶּר־toseeVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularGenesis 37:32הַכֶּר־toExamine itVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularGenesis 37:33וַיַּכִּירָ֤הּtoHis father recognized itConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularGenesis 38:25הַכֶּר־toexamine themVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularGenesis 38:26וַיַּכֵּ֣רtorecognized [the items]Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 42:7וַיַּכִּרֵ֑םtohe recognized themConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralGenesis 42:7וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨רtobut he treated them as strangersConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 42:8וַיַּכֵּ֥רtorecognizedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 42:8הִכִּרֻֽהוּ׃torecognize himVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 27:23
Aligned rows49
Books represented16
Genesis10Deuteronomy5Judges1Ruth31 Samuel22 Samuel11 Kings4Ezra1Nehemiah2Job8Psalms2Proverbs4Isaiah2Jeremiah2Lamentations1Daniel1
Source forms
הִכִּ֔ירוּ2xhik·kî·rūJudges 18:3, 2 Samuel 3:36
הַֽכֵּר־2xhak·kêr-Proverbs 24:23, Proverbs 28:21
הַכֶּר־2xhak·ker-Genesis 37:32, Genesis 38:25
וַיַּכֵּ֤ר2xway·yak·kêr1 Samuel 26:17, 1 Kings 20:41
יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ2xyak·kî·ren·nūJob 7:10, Psalms 103:16
אַכִּ֬יר1x’ak·kîrJob 4:16
אַכִּ֞יר1x’ak·kîrJeremiah 24:5
הִכִּ֔יר1xhik·kîrDeuteronomy 33:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular5xDeuteronomy 21:17, Ruth 3:14, Job 24:17, Job 34:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular4xGenesis 38:26, Genesis 42:8, 1 Samuel 26:17, 1 Kings 20:41
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular3xGenesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 38:25
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural3xJudges 18:3, 2 Samuel 3:36, Job 24:13
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular2xJob 4:16, Jeremiah 24:5
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular2xJob 7:10, Psalms 103:16
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute2xProverbs 24:23, Proverbs 28:21
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural2xEzra 3:13, Nehemiah 13:24
Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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