Strong's Number H5344

נָקַב

naqab · naw-kab'

Transliteration:

naqab{naw-kab'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1409

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

curse 5, expressed 6, blaspheme 3, bore 1, name 1, pierce 2, Appoint 1, holes 1, pierce through 1, strike through 1

Total: 25
Occurs 19 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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
(Qal) to curse, blaspheme