Hebrew verb · H5344
נָקַב
naqabnaw-kab'
to pierce; to curse
19 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nâqab
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5344is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 12 of 39Old Testament books
- 16spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5344
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
The King James renders it: appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
naqab is rendered "to pierce; to curse". It stands 19 times in the Hebrew text, across twelve books.
- Three of the uses stand in Leviticus, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to pierce".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 30:28And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”
- The Greek text spells it sixteen different ways.
The first use
And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”
Genesis 30:28נָקְבָ֧ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twelve of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to pierce, and to curse.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to pierceStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 30:28And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.” |
| to curseStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- they had been designated6
- and it will pierce it2
- and he bored1
- and he slandered1
- and slanders1
- designate1
- distinguished of1
- it will designate it1
- pierced1
- when slanders he1
- will anyone pierce1
- will you pierce1
and 1 more, 19 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 19, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
16 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- נִקְּב֖וּ3
- וּנְקָבָ֑הּ2
- בְּנָקְבוֹ־1
- וַ֠יִּקֹּב1
- וַיִּקֹּ֥ב1
- וְנֹקֵ֤ב1
- יִנְקָב־1
- יִקֳּבֶֽנּוּ׃1
- נָקְבָ֧ה1
- נִקְּבוּ֙1
- נִקְּב֨וּ1
- נִקְּב֥וּ1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural6HVNp3cp
- Hc/Vqq3ms/Sp3fs2Hc/Vqq3ms/Sp3fs
- Hc/Vqw3ms2Hc/Vqw3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HC/Vqrmsa
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HR/Vqcc/Sp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular1HVqi2ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVqi3ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HVqi3ms/Sp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singular1HVqp2ms
- verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HVqsmpc
- verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular1HVqsmsa
- verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he1HVqv2ms/Sh
Genesis
one use
And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”
- נָקְבָ֧הnakevahverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic hetagged: designate
Leviticus
three uses
The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
- וַ֠יִּקֹּבvaiyikoHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he slandered
Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.
- וְנֹקֵ֤בvenokevconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and slanders
- בְּנָקְבוֹ־benakvo-preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: when slanders he
Numbers
one use
So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,
- נִקְּב֖וּnikevuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they had been designated
2 Kings
two uses
Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.
- וַיִּקֹּ֥בvaiyikoHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he bored
Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- וּנְקָבָ֑הּunekavahHc/Vqq3ms/Sp3fstagged: and it will pierce it
1 Chronicles
two uses
From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
- נִקְּבוּ֙nikevuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they had been designated
With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
- נִקְּב֖וּnikevuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they had been designated
2 Chronicles
two uses
Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
- נִקְּב֨וּnikevuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they had been designated
As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.
- נִקְּב֖וּnikevuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they had been designated
Ezra
one use
They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.
- נִקְּב֥וּnikevuverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they had been designated
Job
two uses
Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
- יִנְקָב־yinkov-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: will anyone pierce
Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
- תִּקּ֥וֹבtikovverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: will you pierce
Isaiah
two uses
Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- וּנְקָבָ֑הּunekavahHc/Vqq3ms/Sp3fstagged: and it will pierce it
Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
- יִקֳּבֶֽנּוּ׃yikovenuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will designate it
Amos
one use
Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.
- נְקֻבֵי֙nekuveiverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: distinguished of
Habakkuk
one use
With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.
- נָקַ֤בְתָּnakavtaverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you pierced
Haggai
one use
You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
- נָקֽוּב׃ פnakuvverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: pierced
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.