נָכַל

na.khalto plotHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb4 occurrences4 books4 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to defraud, i.e. act treacherously
Traditional renderings: beguile, conspire, deceiver, deal subtilly.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Genesis 37:18וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ · they plotted
    Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
  2. Numbers 25:18נִכְּל֥וּ · they seduced
    For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”
  3. Psalm 105:25לְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗ל · to conspire
    …whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.
  4. Malachi 1:14נוֹכֵ֗ל · [is] the deceiver
    “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.