What does נְקָרָה (nĕqārāh) mean in the Bible?
נְקָרָה (nĕqārāh): A split or opening in rock/ground; often denotes refuge or hiding place in biblical narrative contexts
Hebrew · H5366
נְקָרָה
A fissure
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נְקָרָהH5366
Pronunciationnĕqārāh
What does נְקָרָה (nĕqārāh) mean in the Bible?
נְקָרָה (nĕqārāh): A split or opening in rock/ground; often denotes refuge or hiding place in biblical narrative contexts
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How does the BSB render H5366?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in a cleft (1), to caverns (1).
Where does נְקָרָה (nĕqārāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 33:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itin a cleft1×Exodus 33:22
to caverns1×Isaiah 2:21
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First aligned rowExodus 33:22
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Exodus1Isaiah1
Source forms
בְּנִקְר֣וֹת1xbə·niq·rō·wṯIsaiah 2:21
בְּנִקְרַ֣ת1xbə·niq·raṯExodus 33:22
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct1xIsaiah 2:21
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct1xExodus 33:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A split or opening in rock/ground; often denotes refuge or hiding place in biblical narrative contexts
Source Gloss
a fissure
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A split or opening in rock/ground; often denotes refuge or hiding place in biblical narrative contexts
a fissure BDB: hole Usage: cleft, clift.
Word Origins
נְקָרָה is built from this root:
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