What does נִפְקָא (nipĕqāʾ) mean in the Bible?
נִפְקָא (nipĕqāʾ): Financial term denoting expenditure or disbursement; practical accounting vocabulary for resources flowing outward.
Hebrew · H5313
נִפְקָא
An outgo , i.e. expense
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נִפְקָא H5313
Pronunciation nipĕqāʾ
What does נִפְקָא (nipĕqāʾ) mean in the Bible?
נִפְקָא (nipĕqāʾ): Financial term denoting expenditure or disbursement; practical accounting vocabulary for resources flowing outward.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5313?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The cost (1), The costs (1).
Where does נִפְקָא (nipĕqāʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 6:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (2).
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 The cost 1× Ezra 6:8
The costs 1× Ezra 6:4
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Usage map
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First aligned row Ezra 6:4
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Ezra 2
Source forms
וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔א 1x wə·nip̄·qə·ṯā Ezra 6:4
נִפְקְתָ֛א 1x nip̄·qə·ṯā Ezra 6:8
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate 1x Ezra 6:4
Noun - feminine singular determinate 1x Ezra 6:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Financial term denoting expenditure or disbursement; practical accounting vocabulary for resources flowing outward.
Source Gloss
an outgo , i.e. expense
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Financial term denoting expenditure or disbursement; practical accounting vocabulary for resources flowing outward.
an outgo, i.e. expense BDB: outlay Usage: expense.
Word Origins
נִפְקָא is built from this root:
נְפַק H5312
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