Nâqab — H5344

Definition

verb

to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)

1. to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint
1. (Qal)
1. to pierce, bore
2. to prick off, designate
2. (Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified
2. (Qal) to curse, blaspheme

Usually translated as

curse, pierce, appoint, bore, with holes, name, blaspheme, express, strike through

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• diastéllomai (G1291)
• epikaléomai (G1941)
• eponomázō (G2028)
• kataráomai (G2672)
• onomázō (G3687)
• synágō (G4863)

Occurrences

Nâqab occurs 22 times in 21 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Leviticus (2), Numbers (1), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezra (1), Job (4), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (2), Amos (1), Habakkuk (1), Haggai (1)

• Genesis 30:28 — And he said, Appoint (נָקְבָ֧ה) me thy wages, and I will give it.
• Leviticus 24:11 — And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed (וַ֠יִּקֹּב) the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
• Leviticus 24:16 — And he that blasphemeth (וְנֹקֵ֤ב) the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
• Leviticus 24:16 — And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth (בְּנָקְבוֹ) the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.
• Numbers 1:17 — And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed (נִקְּב֖וּ) by their names:
• 2 Kings 12:9 — But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored (וַיִּקֹּ֥ב) a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.
• 2 Kings 18:21 — Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce (וּנְקָבָ֑הּ) it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
• 1 Chronicles 12:31 — And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed (נִקְּבוּ֙) by name, to come and make David king.
• 1 Chronicles 16:41 — And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed (נִקְּב֖וּ) by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever;
• 2 Chronicles 28:15 — And the men which were expressed (נִקְּב֨וּ) by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
• 2 Chronicles 31:19 — Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed (נִקְּב֖וּ) by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.
• Ezra 8:20 — Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed (נִקְּב֥וּ) by name.
• Job 3:8 — Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
• Job 5:3 — I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
• Job 40:24 — He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth (יִנְקָב) through snares.
• Job 41:2 — Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore (תִּקּ֥וֹב) his jaw through with a thorn?
• Proverbs 24:24 — He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
• Isaiah 36:6 — Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce (וּנְקָבָ֑הּ) it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
• Isaiah 62:2 — And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name (יִקֳּבֶֽנּוּ).
• Amos 6:1 — Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named (נְקֻבֵי֙) chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
• Habakkuk 3:14 — Thou didst strike through (נָקַ֤בְתָּ) with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
• Haggai 1:6 — Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes (נָקֽוּב).