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נֵכָר

Foreign , or (concretely) a foreigner , or (abstractly) heathendom

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נֵכָרH5236
Pronunciationnēkār

What does נֵכָר (nēkār) mean in the Bible?

נֵכָר (nēkār): Marks the outsider to covenant community; carries religious otherness beyond mere geography or ethnicity

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What does נֵכָר (nēkār) mean in the Bible?

נֵכָר (nēkār): Marks the outsider to covenant community; carries religious otherness beyond mere geography or ethnicity

How does the BSB render H5236?

The BSB source-word alignment has 36 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (17), the foreign (7), foreign (5), a foreign (1), foreigner (1).

Where does נֵכָר (nēkār) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 17:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Isaiah (5), Genesis (4), Ezekiel (3).

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
. . .17×Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, 2 Samuel 22:45
the foreign7×Genesis 35:2, Deuteronomy 31:16, Joshua 24:23, Judges 10:16
foreign5×Genesis 35:4, Deuteronomy 32:12, Joshua 24:20, Nehemiah 13:30
a foreign1×Psalms 137:4
foreigner1×Genesis 17:12
of a foreign1×Malachi 2:11
of foreigners1×Psalms 144:7
the help of a foreign1×Daniel 11:39
to a foreign1×Psalms 81:9
with their worthless foreign1×Jeremiah 8:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 17:12נֵכָ֔רtoforeignerNoun - masculine singularGenesis 17:27נֵכָ֑רto. . .Noun - masculine singularGenesis 35:2הַנֵּכָר֙tothe foreignArticle | Noun - masculine singularGenesis 35:4הַנֵּכָר֙toforeignArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 12:43נֵכָ֖רto. . .Adjective - masculine singularLeviticus 22:25נֵכָ֗רto. . .Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 31:16נֵֽכַר־tothe foreignNoun - masculine singular constructDeuteronomy 32:12נֵכָֽר׃toforeignNoun - masculine singularJoshua 24:20נֵכָ֑רtoforeignNoun - masculine singularJoshua 24:23הַנֵּכָ֖רtothe foreignArticle | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 17:12
Aligned rows36
Books represented16
Genesis4Exodus1Leviticus1Deuteronomy2Joshua2Judges11 Samuel12 Samuel22 Chronicles2Nehemiah2Psalms6Isaiah5Jeremiah2Ezekiel3Daniel1Malachi1
Source forms
נֵכָֽר׃6xnê·ḵārDeuteronomy 32:12, Psalms 81:9, Psalms 137:4, Psalms 144:7
נֵכָ֔ר4xnê·ḵārGenesis 17:12, Isaiah 61:5, Ezekiel 44:9, Daniel 11:39
נֵכָ֑ר4xnê·ḵārGenesis 17:27, Joshua 24:20, Nehemiah 9:2, Nehemiah 13:30
הַנֵּכָר֙3xhan·nê·ḵārGenesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Judges 10:16
נֵכָ֖ר3xnê·ḵārExodus 12:43, 2 Samuel 22:45, 2 Samuel 22:46
נֵכָ֗ר3xnê·ḵārLeviticus 22:25, Ezekiel 44:7, Ezekiel 44:9
נֵכָר֙3xnê·ḵārIsaiah 60:10, Isaiah 62:8, Jeremiah 5:19
הַנֵּכָ֖ר2xhan·nê·ḵārJoshua 24:23, 2 Chronicles 14:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular25xGenesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27, Leviticus 22:25, Deuteronomy 32:12
Article | Noun - masculine singular9xGenesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Joshua 24:23, Judges 10:16
Adjective - masculine singular1xExodus 12:43
Noun - masculine singular construct1xDeuteronomy 31:16
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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