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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נָקַףH5362
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 Itall the way2×1 Kings 7:24, 2 Chronicles 4:3
circling2×Joshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11
and surrounded1×2 Kings 6:14
and surrounded me1×Lamentations 3:5
around1×Job 19:6
cut off the hair1×Leviticus 19:27
echoes1×Isaiah 15:8
encircle her1×Psalms 48:12
encircles me1×Psalms 22:16
has been destroyed1×Job 19:26
He will clear1×Isaiah 10:34
must surround1×2 Chronicles 23:7
recur1×Isaiah 29:1
they enclose me1×Psalms 88:17
were over1×Job 1:5
who surround me1×Psalms 17:9
You must surround1×2 Kings 11:8
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 19:27תַקִּ֔פוּtocut off the hairVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralJoshua 6:3הַקֵּ֥יףtocirclingVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteJoshua 6:11הַקֵּ֖ףtocirclingVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute1 Kings 7:24מַקִּפִ֥יםtoall the wayVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural2 Kings 6:14וַיַּקִּ֖פוּtoand surroundedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2 Kings 11:8וְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨םtoYou must surroundConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural2 Chronicles 4:3מַקִּיפִ֥יםtoall the wayVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural2 Chronicles 23:7וְהִקִּיפוּ֩tomust surroundConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralJob 1:5הִקִּיפֽוּ֩towere overVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralJob 19:6הִקִּֽיף׃toaroundVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 19:27
Aligned rows19
Books represented9
Leviticus1Joshua21 Kings12 Kings22 Chronicles2Job3Psalms4Isaiah3Lamentations1
Source forms
הַקֵּ֥יף1xhaq·qêp̄Joshua 6:3
הִקִּֽיף׃1xhiq·qîp̄Job 19:6
הִקִּ֥יפָה1xhiq·qî·p̄āhIsaiah 15:8
הִקִּיפֽוּ֩1xhiq·qî·p̄ūJob 1:5
הִקִּ֖יפוּ1xhiq·qî·p̄ūPsalms 88:17
הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי1xhiq·qî·p̄ū·nîPsalms 22:16
הַקֵּ֖ף1xhaq·qêp̄Joshua 6:11
וְהִקִּיפוּ֩1xwə·hiq·qî·p̄ū2 Chronicles 23:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute2xJoshua 6:3, Joshua 6:11
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural2x1 Kings 7:24, 2 Chronicles 4:3
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural2xJob 1:5, Psalms 88:17
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural1x2 Kings 11:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1x2 Chronicles 23:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1x2 Kings 6:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xLamentations 3:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular1xPsalms 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 definitionSource: 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 groups3Aligned forms12
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action10×
PerfectJob 1:5 · Ps 88:18 · Isa 15:8 · Job 19:64×
Participle active1Kgs 7:24 · 2Chr 4:32×
Infinitive absoluteJosh 6:3 · Josh 6:112×
ImperfectLev 19:27 · Ps 17:92×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
JussiveIsa 29:11×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
PerfectJob 19:261×
Word Origins
נָקַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.