Dâqar — H1856

H1856 · Hebrew — דקר

Pronunciation: daw-kar'

Definition

verb

to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile

  1. to pierce, thrust through, pierce through
    1. (Qal) to pierce, run through
    2. (Niphal) to be pierced through
    3. (Pual) pierced, riddled (participle)

Usually translated as

pierce, strike, through, wound

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Dâqar occurs 11 times in 10 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — D