Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H5234

Strong's H5234 · Hebrew

נָכַר

nâkar · /naw-kar'/

Number
H5234
Language
Hebrew
Original word
נָכַר
Transliteration
nâkar
Pronunciation
naw-kar'
KJV occurrences
47 verses

Definition

properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)

KJV: acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נָכַר across 47 verses.

know8×
knew7×
acknowledge6×
discern4×
respect4×
another2×
discerned2×
knowledge2×
known2×
acknowledged1×
could1×
delivered1×
dissembleth1×
estranged1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

47 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis8 verses
Genesis 27:23

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

Genesis 31:32

With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them.

Genesis 37:32

And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.

Genesis 37:33

And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.

Genesis 38:25

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.

Genesis 38:26

And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

Genesis 42:7

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. roughly: Heb. hard things with them

Genesis 42:8

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

Deuteronomy5 verses
Deuteronomy 1:17

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. respect: Heb. acknowledge faces

Deuteronomy 16:19

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. words: or, matters

Deuteronomy 21:17

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. that: Heb. that is found with him

Deuteronomy 32:27

Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. Our: or, Our high hand, and not the LORD hath done

Deuteronomy 33:9

Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.

Judges1 verse
Ruth3 verses
1 Samuel2 verses
2 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings4 verses
Ezra1 verse
Nehemiah2 verses
Job8 verses
Job 2:12

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

Job 4:16

It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, there: or, I heard a still voice

Job 7:10

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

Job 21:29

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

Job 24:13

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

Job 24:17

For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

Job 34:19

How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

Job 34:25

Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. destroyed: Heb. crushed

Psalms2 verses
Proverbs4 verses
Isaiah2 verses
Jeremiah2 verses
Lamentations1 verse
Daniel1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H5234 (nâkar) mean?

properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)

How many times does H5234 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H5234 (נָכַר) appears in 47 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “know.”

How is nâkar translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H5234 is rendered as “know” (8×), “knew” (7×), “acknowledge” (6×), “discern” (4×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word נָכַר come from?

a primitive root;