Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H5237

Strong's H5237 · Hebrew

נׇכְרִי

nokrîy · /nok-ree'/

Number
H5237
Language
Hebrew
Original word
נׇכְרִי
Transliteration
nokrîy
Pronunciation
nok-ree'
KJV occurrences
44 verses

Definition

strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)

KJV: alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).

Root / derivation: from H5235 (נֶכֶר) (second form);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נׇכְרִי across 44 verses.

strange16×
stranger15×
woman4×
alien3×
strangers2×
aliens1×
foreigner1×
foreigners1×
outlandish1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

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

Genesis1 verse
Exodus3 verses
Deuteronomy5 verses
Deuteronomy 14:21

Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

Deuteronomy 15:3

Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

Deuteronomy 17:15

Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

Deuteronomy 23:20

Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deuteronomy 29:22

So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; which: Heb. wherewith the LORD hath made it sick

Judges1 verse
Ruth1 verse
2 Samuel1 verse
1 Kings4 verses
2 Chronicles2 verses
Ezra7 verses
Ezra 10:2

And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

Ezra 10:10

And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel. have taken: Heb. have caused to dwell, or, have brought back

Ezra 10:11

Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

Ezra 10:14

Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us. for this: or, till this matter be dispatched

Ezra 10:17

And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

Ezra 10:18

And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

Ezra 10:44

All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

Nehemiah2 verses
Job1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Proverbs9 verses
Proverbs 2:16

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

Proverbs 5:10

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; thy wealth: Heb. thy strength

Proverbs 5:20

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Proverbs 6:24

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. of the: or, of the strange tongue

Proverbs 7:5

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

Proverbs 20:16

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Proverbs 23:27

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Isaiah2 verses
Jeremiah1 verse
Lamentations1 verse
Obadiah1 verse
Zephaniah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H5237 (nokrîy) mean?

strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)

How many times does H5237 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H5237 (נׇכְרִי) appears in 44 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “strange.”

How is nokrîy translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H5237 is rendered as “strange” (16×), “stranger” (15×), “woman” (4×), “alien” (3×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word נׇכְרִי come from?

from H5235 (נֶכֶר) (second form);