Strong's H5362 · Hebrew
נָקַף
nâqaph · /naw-kaf'/
Definition
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
KJV: compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered נָקַף across 19 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus1 verse
Joshua2 verses
2 Kings2 verses
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. great: Heb. heavy
2 Kings 11:8And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
2 Chronicles2 verses
And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
2 Chronicles 23:7And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.
Job3 verses
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. continually: Heb. all the days
Job 19:6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
Job 19:26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: And: or, After I shall awake, though this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh
Psalms4 verses
From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. oppress: Heb. waste my: Heb. my enemies against the soul
Psalms 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalms 48:12Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
Psalms 88:17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. daily: or, all the day
Isaiah3 verses
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. by: or, mightily
Isaiah 15:8For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.
Isaiah 29:1Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. Woe: or, O Ariel, that is, the lion of God the city: or, of the city kill: Heb. cut off the heads of
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H5362 (nâqaph) mean?
to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
How many times does H5362 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H5362 (נָקַף) appears in 19 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “about.”
How is nâqaph translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H5362 is rendered as “about” (7×), “compassed” (4×), “compass” (2×), “compassing” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word נָקַף come from?
a primitive root;