Nâkal — H5230

Definition

verb

to defraud, i.e. act treacherously

1. to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish
1. (Qal)
1. to be knavish
2. deceiver (participle)
2. (Piel) to beguile
3. (Hithpael) to act craftily, act knavishly, deal knavishly

Usually translated as

deceiver, beguile, conspire, deal subtilly

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• dolióō (G1387)

Occurrences

Nâkal occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Numbers (1), Psalms (1), Malachi (1)

• Genesis 37:18 — And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired (וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ) against him to slay him.
• Numbers 25:18 — For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled (נִכְּל֥וּ) you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
• Psalms 105:25 — He turned their heart to hate his people, to (לְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗ל) deal subtilly with his servants.
• Malachi 1:14 — But cursed be the deceiver (נוֹכֵ֗ל), which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.