Original Language Studio
Genesis 37:33
“And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
נָכַרnâkar · naw-kar'
H5234 · Hebrew
H5234 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יַּכִּירָ֤ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- הּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 50 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:23Genesis 31:32Genesis 37:32Genesis 38:25Genesis 38:26
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נָכַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.