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na.qav H5344

נָקַב (na.qav) means “to pierce” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

נָקַב Hebrew · H5344 19 tagged occurrences in 18 verses

Pronunciation guide: naw-kab' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5344A

נָקַב · na.qav · to pierce

1) to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pierce, bore 1a2) to prick off, designate 1b) (Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified

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TBESH · H5344B

נָקַב · na.qav · to curse

(Qal) to curse, blaspheme

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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

KJV glosses: appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.

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How translators render H5344

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
designated 2
or pierce 2
were designated 2
and designated 1
blasphemed 1
bored 1
had been designated 1
if he blasphemes 1
name 1
pierced through 1
that will pierce 1
the distinguished ones 1
whoever blasphemes 1
will bestow 1
will pierce 1
you pierced 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and pierce 2
which were expressed 2
all of them were expressed 1
and bored 1
and he that blasphemeth 1
appoint 1
blasphemed 1
curse 1
i cursed 1
let them curse 1
name 1
named 1
neither curse 1
or bore 1
pierceth through 1
shall curse 1
shall i curse 1
that were expressed 1
thou didst strike through 1
when he blasphemeth 1
which are expressed 1
who were expressed 1
with holes 1

Verses containing H5344

Page 1 of 1. 18 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Genesis 30:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he added, “Name your wages, and I will pay them.”

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  2. Leviticus 24:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

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  3. Leviticus 24:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

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  4. Numbers 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,

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  5. 2 Kings 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.

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    Source alternate reference: 12.10

  6. 2 Kings 18:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

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  7. 1 Chronicles 12:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

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    Source alternate reference: 12.32

  8. 1 Chronicles 16:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”

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  9. 2 Chronicles 28:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

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  10. 2 Chronicles 31:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.

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  11. Ezra 8:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They also brought 220 of the temple servants, all designated by name. David and the officials had appointed them to assist the Levites.

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  12. Job 40:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?

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  13. Job 41:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

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    Source alternate reference: 40.26

  14. Isaiah 36:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

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  15. Isaiah 62:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

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  16. Amos 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.

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  17. Habakkuk 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

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  18. Haggai 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

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