Lexicon :: Strong's H5237 - nāḵrî

נָכְרִי

Transliteration

nāḵrî

Pronunciation

nok-ree'

Part of Speech

adjective

Root Word (Etymology)

From נֶכֶר (H5235) (second form)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1368c

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

נׇכְרִי nokrîy, nok-ree'; from H5235 (second form); strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful):—alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x

The KJV translates Strong's H5237 in the following manner: stranger (18x), strange (17x), alien (4x), strange woman (3x), foreigner (2x), outlandish (1x), stranger (with H376) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x

The KJV translates Strong's H5237 in the following manner: stranger (18x), strange (17x), alien (4x), strange woman (3x), foreigner (2x), outlandish (1x), stranger (with H376) (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

foreign, alien
1. foreign
2. foreigner (subst)
3. foreign woman, harlot
4. unknown, unfamiliar (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5237: Abbreviations

† נָכְרִי adjective foreign, alien (Late Hebrew נָכְרִי = Gentile); — נ׳ absolute masculine Zephaniah 1:8 +; feminine נָכְרִיָּה Exodus 2:22 +; masculine plural נָכְרִים Isaiah 2:6 + 2 times + Proverbs 20:16 Kt (> Qr נָכְרִיָּה), + Proverbs 27:13 (so read for MT נָכְרִיָּה); feminine plural נָכְרִיּוֺת Genesis 31:15 +; —

a. foreign: עַם נָכְרִי Exodus 21:8 (E) a foreign (non-Israel) people, אִישׁ נ׳ Deuteronomy 17:15 (|| לֹא אָתִיךָ); מַלְבּוּשׁ נ׳ Zephaniah 1:8; אֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּה Exodus 2:22 (J) foreign land, so Exodus 18:3 (E); especially נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֺת foreign (non-Israel) women 1 Kings 11:18; Ezra 10:2, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 44; Nehemiah 13:26, 27.

b. as substantive נָכְרִי foreigner (non-Israel) Judges 19:12 (+ אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל), 1 Kings 8:41 (+ אֲשֶׁר לֹא מֵעַמְּךָ), = 2 Chronicles 6:32 (+ id.), 1 Kings 8:43 2 Chronicles 6:33; Deuteronomy 14:21 (|| גֵּר), Deuteronomy 15:3; Deuteronomy 23:21 (opposed to אָחִיךָ), Deuteronomy 29:21 (+ אֲשֶׁר יָבאֹ מֵאֶרֶץ רְחוֺקָה); as predicate, 2 Samuel 15:19 (|| גֹּלֶה), נָכְרִיָּה Ruth 2:10; plural נָכְרִים foreigners Lamentations 5:2 (זָרִים), Obadiah 11 (|| id.); compare יַלְדֵי נָכְרִים Isaiah 2:6; feminine plural alien women Genesis 31:15 (E; i.e. not of one's father's family).

2. נָכְרִיָּה foreign woman, as technical term, in Proverbs, for harlot (perhaps because harlots were originally chiefly foreigners): Proverbs 2:16 (|| אִשָּׁה זָרָה), Proverbs 7:5 (|| id.), Proverbs 5:20 (|| זָרָה), Proverbs 6:24 (|| אֵשֶׁת רָ֑ע), Proverbs 23:27 (|| זוֺנָה). — On Proverbs 20:16; Proverbs 27:13 see below.

3. figurative unknown, unfamiliar: נָכְרִי הָיִיתִי בְּעֵינֵיהֶם Job 19:15 an alien am I become in their eyes; לִבְנֵי אִמִּי נ׳ Psalm 69:9 (|| מוּזָר הָיִיתִי לְאֶחָ֑י); אִישׁ נ׳ Ecclesiastes 6:2; of י׳'s judgment, נָכְרִיָּה עֲבֹדָתוֺ Isaiah 28:21 strange is his task! (|| זָר מַעֲשֵׂהוּ); גֶּפֶן נָכְרִיָּה Jeremiah 2:21 an alien vine (opposed to זֶרַע אֱמֶת), figurative of degenerate Israel; as substantive, נָכְרִים Proverbs 20:16 Kt (> Qr נָכְרִיָּה), alens, persons unknown to him (|| זָר), so read also (for MT נָכְרִיָּה) || Proverbs 27:13.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:15; 31:15

Exodus

2:22; 2:22; 18:3; 21:8

Deuteronomy

14:21; 15:3; 17:15; 23:21; 29:21

Judges

19:12

Ruth

2:10

2 Samuel

15:19

1 Kings

8:41; 8:43; 11:18

2 Chronicles

6:32; 6:33

Ezra

10:2; 10:10; 10:11; 10:14; 10:17; 10:18; 10:44

Nehemiah

13:26; 13:27

Job

19:15

Psalms

69:9

Proverbs

2:16; 5:20; 6:24; 7:5; 20:16; 20:16; 20:16; 23:27; 27:13; 27:13; 27:13

Ecclesiastes

6:2

Isaiah

2:6; 2:6; 28:21

Jeremiah

2:21

Lamentations

5:2

Obadiah

1:11

Zephaniah

1:8; 1:8

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H5237 matches the Hebrew נָכְרִי (nāḵrî),
which occurs 46 times in 45 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 31:15

Gen 31:15 - Are we not counted^H2803 of him strangers?^H5237 for he hath sold^H4376 us, and hath quite^H398 devoured^H398 also our money.^H3701

Exo 2:22

Exo 2:22 - And she bare^H3205 him a son,^H1121 and he called^H7121 his name^H8034 Gershom:^H1647 for he said,^H559 I have been a stranger^H1616 in a strange^H5237 land.^H776

Exo 18:3

Exo 18:3 - And her two^H8147 sons;^H1121 of which the name^H8034 of the one^H259 was Gershom;^H1647 for he said,^H559 I have been an alien^H1616 in a strange^H5237 land:^H776

Exo 21:8

Exo 21:8 - If she please^H7451^H5869 not her master,^H113 who hath betrothed^H3259 her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed:^H6299 to sell^H4376 her unto a strange^H5237 nation^H5971 he shall have no power,^H4910 seeing he hath dealt deceitfully^H898 with her.

Deu 14:21

Deu 14:21 - Ye shall not eat^H398 of any thing that dieth of itself:^H5038 thou shalt give^H5414 it unto the stranger^H1616 that is in thy gates,^H8179 that he may eat^H398 it; or thou mayest sell^H4376 it unto an alien:^H5237 for thou art an holy^H6918 people^H5971 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God.^H430 Thou shalt not seethe^H1310 a kid^H1423 in his mother's^H517 milk.^H2461

Deu 15:3

Deu 15:3 - Of a foreigner^H5237 thou mayest exact^H5065 it again: but that which is thine with thy brother^H251 thine hand^H3027 shall release;^H8058

Deu 17:15

Deu 17:15 - Thou shalt in any wise^H7760 set^H7760 him king^H4428 over thee, whom the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall choose:^H977 one from among^H7130 thy brethren^H251 shalt thou set^H7760 king^H4428 over thee: thou mayest^H3201 not set^H5414 a stranger^H5237^H376 over thee, which is not thy brother.^H251

Deu 23:20

Deu 23:20 - Unto a stranger^H5237 thou mayest lend upon usury;^H5391 but unto thy brother^H251 thou shalt not lend upon usury:^H5391 that the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 may bless^H1288 thee in all that thou settest^H4916 thine hand^H3027 to in the land^H776 whither thou goest^H935 to possess^H3423 it.

Deu 29:22

Deu 29:22 - So that the generation^H1755 to come^H314 of your children^H1121 that shall rise up^H6965 after^H310 you, and the stranger^H5237 that shall come^H935 from a far^H7350 land,^H776 shall say,^H559 when they see^H7200 the plagues^H4347 of that land,^H776 and the sicknesses^H8463 which the LORD^H3068 hath laid^H2470 upon it;

Jdg 19:12

Jdg 19:12 - And his master^H113 said^H559 unto him, We will not turn aside^H5493 hither into the city^H5892 of a stranger,^H5237 that is not of the children^H1121 of Israel;^H3478 we will pass over^H5674 to Gibeah.^H1390

Rth 2:10

Rth 2:10 - Then she fell^H5307 on her face,^H6440 and bowed^H7812 herself to the ground,^H776 and said^H559 unto him, Why have I found^H4672 grace^H2580 in thine eyes,^H5869 that thou shouldest take knowledge^H5234 of me, seeing I am a stranger?^H5237

2Sa 15:19

2Sa 15:19 - Then said^H559 the king^H4428 to Ittai^H863 the Gittite,^H1663 Wherefore goest^H3212 thou also with us? return^H7725 to thy place,^H4725 and abide^H3427 with the king:^H4428 for thou art a stranger,^H5237 and also an exile.^H1540

1Ki 8:41

1Ki 8:41 - Moreover concerning a stranger,^H5237 that is not of thy people^H5971 Israel,^H3478 but cometh out^H935 of a far^H7350 country^H776 for^H4616 thy name's^H8034 sake;

1Ki 8:43

1Ki 8:43 - Hear^H8085 thou in heaven^H8064 thy dwelling^H3427 place,^H4349 and do^H6213 according to all that the stranger^H5237 calleth^H7121 to thee for: that all people^H5971 of the earth^H776 may know^H3045 thy name,^H8034 to fear^H3372 thee, as do thy people^H5971 Israel;^H3478 and that they may know^H3045 that this house,^H1004 which I have builded,^H1129 is called^H7121 by thy name.^H8034

1Ki 11:1

1Ki 11:1 - But king^H4428 Solomon^H8010 loved^H157 many^H7227 strange^H5237 women,^H802 together with the daughter^H1323 of Pharaoh,^H6547 women of the Moabites,^H4125 Ammonites,^H5984 Edomites,^H130 Zidonians,^H6722 and Hittites;^H2850

1Ki 11:8

1Ki 11:8 - And likewise did^H6213 he for all his strange^H5237 wives,^H802 which burnt incense^H6999 and sacrificed^H2076 unto their gods.^H430

2Ch 6:32

2Ch 6:32 - Moreover concerning the stranger,^H5237 which is not of thy people^H5971 Israel,^H3478 but is come^H935 from a far^H7350 country^H776 for thy great^H1419 name's^H8034 sake, and thy mighty^H2389 hand,^H3027 and thy stretched out^H5186 arm;^H2220 if they come^H935 and pray^H6419 in this house;^H1004

2Ch 6:33

2Ch 6:33 - Then hear^H8085 thou from the heavens,^H8064 even from thy dwelling^H3427 place,^H4349 and do^H6213 according to all that the stranger^H5237 calleth^H7121 to thee for; that all people^H5971 of the earth^H776 may know^H3045 thy name,^H8034 and fear^H3372 thee, as doth thy people^H5971 Israel,^H3478 and may know^H3045 that this house^H1004 which I have built^H1129 is called^H7121 by thy name.^H8034

Ezr 10:2

Ezr 10:2 - And Shechaniah^H7935 the son^H1121 of Jehiel,^H3171 one of the sons^H1121 of Elam,^H5867 answered^H6030 and said^H559 unto Ezra,^H5830 We have trespassed^H4603 against our God,^H430 and have taken^H3427 strange^H5237 wives^H802 of the people^H5971 of the land:^H776 yet now there is^H3426 hope^H4723 in Israel^H3478 concerning this thing.

Ezr 10:10

Ezr 10:10 - And Ezra^H5830 the priest^H3548 stood up,^H6965 and said^H559 unto them, Ye have transgressed,^H4603 and have taken^H3427 strange^H5237 wives,^H802 to increase^H3254 the trespass^H819 of Israel.^H3478

Ezr 10:11

Ezr 10:11 - Now therefore make^H5414 confession^H8426 unto the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of your fathers,^H1 and do^H6213 his pleasure:^H7522 and separate^H914 yourselves from the people^H5971 of the land,^H776 and from the strange^H5237 wives.^H802

Ezr 10:14

Ezr 10:14 - Let now our rulers^H8269 of all the congregation^H6951 stand,^H5975 and let all them which have taken^H3427 strange^H5237 wives^H802 in our cities^H5892 come^H935 at appointed^H2163 times,^H6256 and with them the elders^H2205 of every city,^H5892 and the judges^H8199 thereof, until the fierce^H2740 wrath^H639 of our God^H430 for this matter^H1697 be turned^H7725 from us.

Ezr 10:17

Ezr 10:17 - And they made an end^H3615 with all the men^H582 that had taken^H3427 strange^H5237 wives^H802 by the first^H259 day^H3117 of the first^H7223 month.^H2320

Ezr 10:18

Ezr 10:18 - And among the sons^H1121 of the priests^H3548 there were found^H4672 that had taken^H3427 strange^H5237 wives:^H802 namely, of the sons^H1121 of Jeshua^H3442 the son^H1121 of Jozadak,^H3136 and his brethren;^H251 Maaseiah,^H4641 and Eliezer,^H461 and Jarib,^H3402 and Gedaliah.^H1436

Ezr 10:44

Ezr 10:44 - All these had taken^H5375^H5375 strange^H5237 wives:^H802 and some of them had^H3426 wives^H802 by whom they had^H7760 children.^H1121

Neh 13:26

Neh 13:26 - Did not Solomon^H8010 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 sin^H2398 by these things? yet among many^H7227 nations^H1471 was there no king^H4428 like him, who was beloved^H157 of his God,^H430 and God^H430 made^H5414 him king^H4428 over all Israel:^H3478 nevertheless even him^H1571 did outlandish^H5237 women^H802 cause to sin.^H2398

Neh 13:27

Neh 13:27 - Shall we then hearken^H8085 unto you to do^H6213 all this great^H1419 evil,^H7451 to transgress^H4603 against our God^H430 in marrying^H3427 strange^H5237 wives?^H802

Job 19:15

Job 19:15 - They that dwell^H1481 in mine house,^H1004 and my maids,^H519 count^H2803 me for a stranger:^H2114 I am an alien^H5237 in their sight.^H5869

Psa 69:8

Psa 69:8 - I am become a stranger^H2114 unto my brethren,^H251 and an alien^H5237 unto my mother's^H517 children.^H1121

Pro 2:16

Pro 2:16 - To deliver^H5337 thee from the strange^H2114 woman,^H802 even from the stranger^H5237 which flattereth^H2505 with her words;^H561

Pro 5:10

Pro 5:10 - Lest strangers^H2114 be filled^H7646 with thy wealth;^H3581 and thy labours^H6089 be in the house^H1004 of a stranger;^H5237

Pro 5:20

Pro 5:20 - And why wilt thou, my son,^H1121 be ravished^H7686 with a strange woman,^H2114 and embrace^H2263 the bosom^H2436 of a stranger?^H5237

Pro 6:24

Pro 6:24 - To keep^H8104 thee from the evil^H7451 woman,^H802 from the flattery^H2513 of the tongue^H3956 of a strange woman.^H5237

Pro 7:5

Pro 7:5 - That they may keep^H8104 thee from the strange^H2114 woman,^H802 from the stranger^H5237 which flattereth^H2505 with her words.^H561

Pro 20:16

Pro 20:16 - Take^H3947 his garment^H899 that is surety^H6148 for a stranger:^H2114 and take a pledge^H2254 of him for a strange woman.^H5237

Pro 23:27

Pro 23:27 - For a whore^H2181 is a deep^H6013 ditch;^H7745 and a strange woman^H5237 is a narrow^H6862 pit.^H875

Pro 27:2

Pro 27:2 - Let another man^H2114 praise^H1984 thee, and not thine own mouth;^H6310 a stranger,^H5237 and not thine own lips.^H8193

Pro 27:13

Pro 27:13 - Take^H3947 his garment^H899 that is surety^H6148 for a stranger,^H2114 and take a pledge^H2254 of him for a strange woman.^H5237

Ecc 6:2

Ecc 6:2 - A man^H376 to whom God^H430 hath given^H5414 riches,^H6239 wealth,^H5233 and honour,^H3519 so that he wanteth^H2638 nothing for his soul^H5315 of all that he desireth,^H183 yet God^H430 giveth him not power^H7980 to eat^H398 thereof, but a stranger^H376^H5237 eateth^H398 it: this is vanity,^H1892 and it is an evil^H7451 disease.^H2483

Isa 2:6

Isa 2:6 - Therefore thou hast forsaken^H5203 thy people^H5971 the house^H1004 of Jacob,^H3290 because they be replenished^H4390 from the east,^H6924 and are soothsayers^H6049 like the Philistines,^H6430 and they please^H5606 themselves in the children^H3206 of strangers.^H5237

Isa 28:21

Isa 28:21 - For the LORD^H3068 shall rise up^H6965 as in mount^H2022 Perazim,^H6559 he shall be wroth^H7264 as in the valley^H6010 of Gibeon,^H1391 that he may do^H6213 his work,^H4639 his strange^H2114 work;^H4639 and bring to pass^H5647 his act,^H5656 his strange^H5237 act.^H5656

Jer 2:21

Jer 2:21 - Yet I had planted^H5193 thee a noble vine,^H8321 wholly a right^H571 seed:^H2233 how then art thou turned^H2015 into the degenerate plant^H5494 of a strange^H5237 vine^H1612 unto me?

Lam 5:2

Lam 5:2 - Our inheritance^H5159 is turned^H2015 to strangers,^H2114 our houses^H1004 to aliens.^H5237

Oba 1:11

Oba 1:11 - In the day^H3117 that thou stoodest^H5975 on the other side, in the day^H3117 that the strangers^H2114 carried away captive^H7617 his forces,^H2428 and foreigners^H5237 entered^H935 into his gates,^H8179 and cast^H3032 lots^H1486 upon Jerusalem,^H3389 even thou wast as one^H259 of them.

Zep 1:8

Zep 1:8 - And it shall come to pass in the day^H3117 of the LORD'S^H3068 sacrifice,^H2077 that I will punish^H6485 the princes,^H8269 and the king's^H4428 children,^H1121 and all such as are clothed^H3847 with strange^H5237 apparel.^H4403

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