What does נָקֹד mean in the Bible?
נָקֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "spotted".
Hebrew · H5348
נָקֹד
Spotted
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נָקֹדH5348
What does נָקֹד mean in the Bible?
נָקֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "spotted".
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How does the BSB render H5348?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or speckled (3), speckled (3), and speckled (1), speckled offspring (1), The speckled (1).
Where does נָקֹד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 30:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (9).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itor speckled3×Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:39, Genesis 31:12
speckled3×Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 30:35
and speckled1×Genesis 31:10
speckled offspring1×Genesis 31:8
The speckled1×Genesis 31:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 30:32נָקֹ֣דtospeckledAdjective - masculine singularGenesis 30:32וְנָקֹ֖דtoor speckledConjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularGenesis 30:33נָקֹ֨דtospeckledAdjective - masculine singularGenesis 30:35הַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹתtospeckledArticle | Adjective - feminine pluralGenesis 30:39נְקֻדִּ֖יםtoor speckledAdjective - masculine pluralGenesis 31:8נְקֻדִּים֙toThe speckledAdjective - masculine pluralGenesis 31:8נְקֻדִּ֑יםtospeckled offspringAdjective - masculine pluralGenesis 31:10נְקֻדִּ֖יםtoand speckledAdjective - masculine pluralGenesis 31:12נְקֻדִּ֖יםtoor speckledAdjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 30:32
Aligned rows9
Books represented1
Genesis9
Source forms
נְקֻדִּ֖ים3xnə·qud·dîmGenesis 30:39, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:12
הַנְּקֻדּ֣וֹת1xhan·nə·qud·dō·wṯGenesis 30:35
וְנָקֹ֖ד1xwə·nā·qōḏGenesis 30:32
נָקֹ֣ד1xnā·qōḏGenesis 30:32
נָקֹ֨ד1xnā·qōḏGenesis 30:33
נְקֻדִּים֙1xnə·qud·dîmGenesis 31:8
נְקֻדִּ֑ים1xnə·qud·dîmGenesis 31:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural5xGenesis 30:39, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:12
Adjective - masculine singular2xGenesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33
Article | Adjective - feminine plural1xGenesis 30:35
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular1xGenesis 30:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. spotted
Source Gloss
spotted
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
spotted BDB: speckled Usage: speckled.
Grammatical Forms
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