Midvash

נָקִיקnâqîyq

cleft, of rock (Jeremiah 13:4; Isaiah 7:19; Jeremiah 16:16)

Pronunciation: naw-keek' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5357

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 7:19 They will come in vast hordes and settle in the fertile areas and also in the desolate valleys, caves, and thorny places.
  • Jeremiah 13:4 “Take the linen loincloth you are wearing, and go to the Euphrates River. Hide it there in a hole in the rocks.”
  • Jeremiah 16:16 “But now I am sending for many fishermen who will catch them,” says the Lord. “I am sending for hunters who will hunt them down in the mountains, hills, and caves.

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).