Hebrew · H5237, G245 · unreviewed

נָכְרִי

Strange , in a variety of degrees and applications ( foreign , non-relative , adulterous , different , wonderful ) · another’s

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נׇכְרִי H5237 strange , in a variety of degrees and applications ( foreign , non-relative , adulterous , different , wonderful )
Pronunciation nokĕriy
Denotes the fundamentally "other"—from foreign nationals to adulterous lovers to divine wonders—marking exclusion or transgression.
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ἀλλότριος G245 another’s
Pronunciation allótrios
Denotes what belongs to another person or is foreign/alien, emphasizing outsider status or estrangement.
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What does נָכְרִי (nokri) mean in the Bible?

נׇכְרִי · ἀλλότριος is a Hebrew word meaning "foreigner, outsider, unknown person".

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Meaning

foreigner, outsider, unknown person
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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