נָקַף

na.qaphto strikeHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb19 occurrences9 books19 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulate
Traditional renderings: compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders נָקַף:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

19 total
  1. Leviticus 19:27תַקִּ֔פוּ · cut off the hair
    You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
  2. Joshua 6:3הַקֵּ֥יף · circling
    March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days.
  3. Joshua 6:11הַקֵּ֖ף · circling
    So he had the ark of the LORD carried around the city, circling it once. And the people returned to the camp and spent the night there.
  4. 1 Kings 7:24מַקִּפִ֥ים · all the way
    Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
  5. 2 Kings 6:14וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ · and surrounded
    …the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
  6. 2 Kings 11:8וְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם · You must surround
    You must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
  7. 2 Chronicles 4:3מַקִּיפִ֥ים · all the way
    Below the rim, figures of oxen encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
  8. 2 Chronicles 23:7וְהִקִּיפוּ֩ · must surround
    The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
  9. Job 1:5הִקִּיפֽוּ֩ · were over
    And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
  10. Job 19:6הִקִּֽיף׃ · around
    …then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
  11. Job 19:26נִקְּפוּ־ · has been destroyed
    Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
  12. Psalm 17:9יַקִּ֥יפוּ · who surround me
    …from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
  13. Psalm 22:16הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי · encircles me
    For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
  14. Psalm 48:12וְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָ · encircle her
    March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,
  15. Psalm 88:17הִקִּ֖יפוּ · they enclose me
    All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
  16. Isaiah 10:34וְנִקַּ֛ף · He will clear
    He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.
  17. Isaiah 15:8הִקִּ֥יפָה · echoes
    For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.
  18. Isaiah 29:1יִנְקֹֽפוּ׃ · recur
    Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur.
  19. Lamentations 3:5וַיַּקַּ֖ף · and surrounded me
    He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.