◄ 5236. nekar ►
Lexicon
nekar: Foreign, alien, stranger

Original Word: נֵכָר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nekar
Pronunciation: nay-KAR
Phonetic Spelling: (nay-kawr')
Definition: Foreign, alien, stranger
Meaning: foreign, a foreigner, heathendom

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
alien, strange

From nakar; foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom -- alien, strange (+ -er).

see HEBREW nakar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as neker
Definition
that which is foreign, foreignness
NASB Translation
aliens* (2), foreign (16), foreigner* (6), foreigners* (10), strange (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
נֵכָר noun [masculine] that which is foreign, foreignness **(properly unknown, compare Arabic √) (on formation compare LagBN 51, 154); — absolute ׳נ Judges 10:16 +, construct נֵכַרֿ Deuteronomy 31:16; — foreignness (of another family, tribe, or nation), especially

1 אֱלֹהֵי (הַ)נֵּכָר = foreign gods Genesis 35:2,4; Joshua 24:20,23 (all E, = אֲחֵרִים ׳א of D, compare אַחֵר), Judges 10:16; 1 Samuel 7:3; Jeremiah 5:19; 2Chronicles 33:5; נֵכַרהָֿאָרֶץ ׳א Deuteronomy 31:16 = foreign gods of the land; singular אֵל נֵכָר Deuteronomy 32:12; Malachi 2:11; Psalm 81:10; ׳אֱלוֺהַּ נ Daniel 11:39.

2 בֶּןֿ(הַ)נֵּכָר = foreigner Genesis 17:12 ("" לֹא מִזַּרְעֲךָ), Genesis 17:27; Exodus 12:43 (all P), Leviticus 22:25 (H), Ezekiel 44:9 (twice in verse); Nehemiah 9:2; Isaiah 56:3; ׳בְּנֵי (ה)נ 2 Samuel 22:45,46 = Psalm 18:45; Psalm 18:46; Ezekiel 44:7; Isaiah 56:6; Isaiah 60:10; Isaiah 61:5; Isaiah 62:8; Psalm 144:7; Psalm 144:11.

3 other combinations: ׳הַבְלֵי נ Jeremiah 8:19 foreign vanities (idolatries); ׳מִזְבְּחוֺת הַנּ2Chron 14:2 foreign altars; ׳אַדְמַת נ Psalm 137:4 foreign soil; ׳מִכָּלנֿ Nehemiah 13:30 from everything foreign.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root נָכַר (nakar), which means "to recognize" or "to regard as foreign."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G241 (ἄλλος, allos): Another, other, different.
• G245 (ἀλλόφυλος, allophylos): Of another tribe or nation, foreign.
• G2087 (ἕτερος, heteros): Another, different, other.

These Greek terms similarly convey the idea of otherness or difference, often used in the New Testament to distinguish between Jews and Gentiles or to describe different kinds of people or things.

Usage: The word נֵכָר appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often highlighting the distinction between the Israelites and other nations or peoples. It can refer to foreign gods, foreign lands, or individuals who are not part of the Israelite community.

Context: • נֵכָר (nekar) is used in the Hebrew Bible to emphasize the separation between the Israelites and non-Israelites. This term often carries a connotation of otherness or unfamiliarity, sometimes with a negative implication, especially when associated with foreign gods or practices that are contrary to the worship of Yahweh.
• In Deuteronomy 32:12, the term is used to describe foreign gods: "The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him."
• In 1 Kings 8:41-43, Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple includes a reference to foreigners (נֵכָר) who come to worship Yahweh, indicating an openness to those outside Israel who seek the true God: "As for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name... then hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You."
• The term also appears in contexts warning against intermarriage with foreigners, as seen in Ezra 10:2, where the Israelites confess their sin of marrying foreign women: "We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us."
• נֵכָר is used to underscore the importance of maintaining the distinct identity and religious purity of the Israelite community, while also acknowledging the potential for foreigners to join in the worship of Yahweh under certain conditions.

Forms and Transliterations
הַנֵּכָ֖ר הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנֵּכָ֛ר הַנֵּכָ֤ר הַנֵּכָר֙ הנכר נֵ֝כָ֗ר נֵ֫כָ֥ר נֵֽכַר־ נֵכָ֑ר נֵכָ֔ר נֵכָ֖ר נֵכָ֗ר נֵכָ֥ר נֵכָֽר׃ נֵכָר֙ נכר נכר־ נכר׃ han·nê·ḵār hanneChar hannêḵār nê·ḵār nê·ḵar- neChar nêḵār nêḵar-
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 17:12
HEB: מִכֹּ֣ל בֶּן־ נֵכָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹ֥א
INT: any old alien who is not

Genesis 17:27
HEB: מֵאֵ֣ת בֶּן־ נֵכָ֑ר נִמֹּ֖לוּ אִתּֽוֹ׃
INT: money afflicted alien were circumcised for

Genesis 35:2
HEB: אֶת־ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַנֵּכָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּתֹכְכֶ֔ם
NAS: were with him, Put away the foreign gods
KJV: and to all that [were] with him, Put away the strange gods
INT: Put gods the foreign which are among

Genesis 35:4
HEB: כָּל־ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַנֵּכָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָדָ֔ם
NAS: to Jacob all the foreign gods which
KJV: unto Jacob all the strange gods
INT: all gods the foreign which had

Exodus 12:43
HEB: כָּל־ בֶּן־ נֵכָ֖ר לֹא־ יֹ֥אכַל
INT: all manner afflicted alien not eat

Leviticus 22:25
HEB: וּמִיַּ֣ד בֶּן־ נֵכָ֗ר לֹ֥א תַקְרִ֛יבוּ
KJV: Neither from a stranger's hand
INT: the hand afflicted A stranger's nor accept

Deuteronomy 31:16
HEB: אַחֲרֵ֣י ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י נֵֽכַר־ הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר
NAS: and play the harlot with the strange gods
KJV: the gods of the strangers of the land,
INT: after gods the strange of the land of which

Deuteronomy 32:12
HEB: עִמּ֖וֹ אֵ֥ל נֵכָֽר׃
NAS: him, And there was no foreign god
KJV: did lead him, and [there was] no strange god
INT: with god foreign

Joshua 24:20
HEB: וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם אֱלֹהֵ֣י נֵכָ֑ר וְשָׁ֨ב וְהֵרַ֤ע
NAS: and serve foreign gods,
KJV: and serve strange gods,
INT: and serve gods foreign will turn and do

Joshua 24:23
HEB: אֶת־ אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַנֵּכָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם
NAS: therefore, put away the foreign gods
KJV: Now therefore put away, [said he], the strange gods
INT: put gods the foreign which your midst

Judges 10:16
HEB: אֶת־ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַנֵּכָר֙ מִקִּרְבָּ֔ם וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ
NAS: So they put away the foreign gods
KJV: And they put away the strange gods
INT: put gods the foreign among and served

1 Samuel 7:3
HEB: אֶת־ אֱלֹהֵ֧י הַנֵּכָ֛ר מִתּוֹכְכֶ֖ם וְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת
NAS: remove the foreign gods
KJV: [then] put away the strange gods
INT: remove gods the foreign among and the Ashtaroth

2 Samuel 22:45
HEB: בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־ לִ֑י
INT: afflicted alien pretend obey

2 Samuel 22:46
HEB: בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְיַחְגְּר֖וּ
INT: afflicted alien lose and come

2 Chronicles 14:3
HEB: אֶת־ מִזְבְּח֥וֹת הַנֵּכָ֖ר וְהַבָּמ֑וֹת וַיְשַׁבֵּר֙
NAS: for he removed the foreign altars
KJV: the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places,
INT: removed altars the foreign and high tore

2 Chronicles 33:15
HEB: אֶת־ אֱלֹהֵ֨י הַנֵּכָ֤ר וְאֶת־ הַסֶּ֙מֶל֙
NAS: He also removed the foreign gods
KJV: And he took away the strange gods,
INT: removed gods the foreign and the idol the house

Nehemiah 9:2
HEB: מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנֵ֣י נֵכָ֑ר וַיַּעַמְד֗וּ וַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙
INT: all afflicted alien and stood and confessed

Nehemiah 13:30
HEB: וְטִֽהַרְתִּ֖ים מִכָּל־ נֵכָ֑ר וָאַעֲמִ֧ידָה מִשְׁמָר֛וֹת
NAS: them from everything foreign and appointed
KJV: Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed
INT: purified everything foreign and appointed duties

Psalm 18:44
HEB: לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־ לִֽי׃
INT: obey afflicted alien submit

Psalm 18:45
HEB: בְּנֵי־ נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ
INT: afflicted alien fade and come

Psalm 81:9
HEB: תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה לְאֵ֣ל נֵכָֽר׃
NAS: shall you worship any foreign god.
KJV: be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
INT: worship god foreign

Psalm 137:4
HEB: עַ֝֗ל אַדְמַ֥ת נֵכָֽר׃
NAS: the LORD'S song In a foreign land?
KJV: the LORD'S song in a strange land?
INT: and land A foreign

Psalm 144:7
HEB: מִ֝יַּ֗ד בְּנֵ֣י נֵכָֽר׃
KJV: from the hand of strange children;
INT: of the hand children of strange

Psalm 144:11
HEB: מִיַּ֪ד בְּֽנֵי־ נֵ֫כָ֥ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּ֭יהֶם
KJV: me from the hand of strange children,
INT: of the hand children of strange Whose mouth

Isaiah 56:3
HEB: יֹאמַ֣ר בֶּן־ הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוָ֤ה אֶל־
KJV: Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined
INT: say the son of the stranger has joined to

36 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5236
36 Occurrences

han·nê·ḵār — 9 Occ.
nê·ḵār — 27 Occ.















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