Quick Definition
to dig
Strong's Definition
to bore (penetrate, quarry)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: dig, pick out, pierce, put (thrust) out.
TWOT Reference: 1418
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to bore, pick, dig, pick out
1a) (Qal) to bore, pick, dig
1b) (Piel) to bore out
1c) (Pual) to be dug out
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to bore, pick, dig, pick out
1a) (Qal) to bore, pick, dig
1b) (Piel) to bore out
1c) (Pual) to be dug out
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
נָקַר
nâqar
BDB Definition:
1) to bore, pick, dig, pick out
1a) (Qal) to bore, pick, dig
1b) (Piel) to bore out
1c) (Pual) to be dug out
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1418
Total KJV Occurrences: 8