Strong's H5237 · Hebrew
נׇכְרִי
nokrîy · /nok-ree'/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
44 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis1 verse
Exodus3 verses
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. Gershom: that is, A stranger here
Exodus 18:3And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: Gershom: that is A stranger there
Exodus 21:8If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. please: Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc
Deuteronomy5 verses
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 15:3Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
Deuteronomy 17:15Thou 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 23:20Unto 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 29:22So 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
1 Kings4 verses
Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
1 Kings 8:43Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name. this: Heb. thy name is called upon this house
1 Kings 11:1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; together: or, beside
1 Kings 11:8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
2 Chronicles2 verses
Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;
2 Chronicles 6:33Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name. this: Heb. thy name is called upon this house
Ezra7 verses
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 10:10And 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 10:11Now 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 10:14Let 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 10:17And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
Ezra 10:18And 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 10:44All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
Nehemiah2 verses
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
Nehemiah 13:27Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
Psalms1 verse
Proverbs9 verses
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
Proverbs 5:10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; thy wealth: Heb. thy strength
Proverbs 5:20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Proverbs 6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. of the: or, of the strange tongue
Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Proverbs 20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs 23:27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Proverbs 27:2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Isaiah2 verses
Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. from: or, more than the please: or, abound with the
Isaiah 28:21For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
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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);