נֵכָרnêkâr

that which is foreign, foreignness, (of another family, tribe, or nation)

Pronunciation: nay-kawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5236

Meanings

1. אֱלֹהֵי (הַ)נֵּכָר = foreign gods (Genesis 35:2; Genesis 35:4; Joshua 24:20)

2. בֶּןֿ(הַ)נֵּכָר = foreigner (Genesis 17:12; Genesis 17:27; Exodus 12:43)

3. other combinations (Jeremiah 8:19; 2 Chronicles 14:2; Psalms 137:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 36 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 17:12 From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased.
  • Genesis 17:27 along with all the other men and boys of the household, whether they were born there or bought as servants. All were circumcised with him.
  • Genesis 35:2 So Jacob told everyone in his household, “Get rid of all your pagan idols, purify yourselves, and put on clean clothing.
  • Genesis 35:4 So they gave Jacob all their pagan idols and earrings, and he buried them under the great tree near Shechem.
  • Exodus 12:43 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “These are the instructions for the festival of Passover. No outsiders are allowed to eat the Passover meal.
  • Leviticus 22:25 and you must not accept such an animal from foreigners and then offer it as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf, for they are mutilated or defective.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).