Hebrew · H5362 · unreviewed

נָקַף

To strike with more or less violence ( beat , fell , corrode ); by implication (of attack) to knock together , i.e. surround or circulate

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נָקַף H5362

What does נָקַף mean in the Bible?

נָקַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to strike with more or less violence ( beat , fell , corrode ); by implication (of attack) to knock together , i.e. surround or circulate". to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.

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Meaning

to strike with more or less violence ( beat , fell , corrode ); by implication (of attack) to knock together , i.e. surround or circulate
Extended definition

to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate BDB: go around Usage: compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.

Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 10×
Perfect Job 1:5 · Ps 88:18 · Isa 15:8 · Job 19:6
Participle active 1Kgs 7:24 · 2Chr 4:3
Infinitive absolute Josh 6:3 · Josh 6:11
Imperfect Lev 19:27 · Ps 17:9
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Jussive Isa 29:1
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action
Perfect Job 19:26
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