נָקַב

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified
• 4.(qal) to curse, blaspheme

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: nâqab; Pronunciation: naw-kab'