Hebrew word study
נָקַב H5344
- Transliteration
- nâqab
- Pronunciation
- naw-kab'
- KJV glosses
- appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
Lexical summary
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information