What does נָקַף mean in the Bible?
e. surround or circulate".
Hebrew · H5362
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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5362?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include all the way (2), circling (2), and surrounded (1), and surrounded me (1), around (1).
Where does נָקַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 19:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (4), Isaiah (3), Job (3), 2 Chronicles (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 all the way 2× 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Chronicles 4:3
circling 2× Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11
and surrounded 1× 2 Kings 6:14
and surrounded me 1× Lamentations 3:5
around 1× Job 19:6
cut off the hair 1× Leviticus 19:27
echoes 1× Isaiah 15:8
encircle her 1× Psalms 48:12
encircles me 1× Psalms 22:16
has been destroyed 1× Job 19:26
He will clear 1× Isaiah 10:34
must surround 1× 2 Chronicles 23:7
recur 1× Isaiah 29:1
they enclose me 1× Psalms 88:17
were over 1× Job 1:5
who surround me 1× Psalms 17:9
You must surround 1× 2 Kings 11:8
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 19:27 תַקִּ֔פוּ to cut off the hair Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 6:3 הַקֵּ֥יף to circling Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Joshua 6:11 הַקֵּ֖ף to circling Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 1 Kings 7:24 מַקִּפִ֥ים to all the way Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 2 Kings 6:14 וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ to and surrounded Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Kings 11:8 וְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם to You must surround Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 4:3 מַקִּיפִ֥ים to all the way Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 2 Chronicles 23:7 וְהִקִּיפוּ֩ to must surround Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Job 1:5 הִקִּיפֽוּ֩ to were over Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Job 19:6 הִקִּֽיף׃ to around Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 19:27
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 9
Leviticus 1 Joshua 2 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 2 Job 3 Psalms 4 Isaiah 3 Lamentations 1
Source forms
הַקֵּ֥יף 1x haq·qêp̄ Joshua 6:3
הִקִּֽיף׃ 1x hiq·qîp̄ Job 19:6
הִקִּ֥יפָה 1x hiq·qî·p̄āh Isaiah 15:8
הִקִּיפֽוּ֩ 1x hiq·qî·p̄ū Job 1:5
הִקִּ֖יפוּ 1x hiq·qî·p̄ū Psalms 88:17
הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי 1x hiq·qî·p̄ū·nî Psalms 22:16
הַקֵּ֖ף 1x haq·qêp̄ Joshua 6:11
וְהִקִּיפוּ֩ 1x wə·hiq·qî·p̄ū 2 Chronicles 23:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute 2x Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 2x 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Chronicles 4:3
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Job 1:5, Psalms 88:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural 1x 2 Kings 11:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x 2 Chronicles 23:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x 2 Kings 6:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Lamentations 3:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 48:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to strike with more or less violence ( beat , fell , corrode ); by implication (of attack) to knock together , i.e. surround or circulate
Source Gloss
to strike with more or less violence ( beat , fell , corrode ); by implication (of attack) to knock together , i.e. surround or circulate
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 12
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 4×
Participle active 1Kgs 7:24 · 2Chr 4:3 2×
Infinitive absolute Josh 6:3 · Josh 6:11 2×
Imperfect Lev 19:27 · Ps 17:9 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Jussive Isa 29:1 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Perfect Job 19:26 1×
Word Origins
נָקַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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