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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5230 - נָכַל

Transliteration

nâkal

Phonetics

naw-kal'

Origin

a primary root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1366

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish
1. (Qal)
  1. to be knavish
  2. deceiver (participle)
2. (Piel) to beguile
3. (Hithpael) to act craftily, act knavishly, deal knavishly

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1387 ‑ δολιόω (dol‑ee‑o'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (4)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 1

Malachi 1

BSB (4)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 1

Malachi 1

CSB (4)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 1

Malachi 1

ESV (4)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 1

Malachi 1

KJV (4)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 1

Malachi 1

LEB (4)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 1

Malachi 1

LSB (5)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 2

Malachi 1

N95 (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Malachi 1

NAS (5)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 2

Malachi 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (4)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

Psalms 1

Malachi 1

ASV (4)

be the deceiver 1

to deal subtly 1

unto them, they conspired 1

wherewith they have beguiled 1

BSB (4)

is the deceiver 1

they plotted 1

they seduced 1

to conspire 1

CSB (4)

deceiver 1

deceptively 1

plotted 1

used 1

ESV (4)

beguiled 1

cheat 1

conspired 1

deal craftily 1

KJV (4)

beguiled 1

conspired 1

deceiver 1

subtilly 1

LEB (4)

is the one who cheats 1

they conspired against 1

they have deceived 1

to deal deceitfully 1

LSB (5)

craftily 1

deal 1

deceived 1

plotted 1

swindler 1

N95 (3)

deceived 1

plotted 1

swindler 1

NAS (5)

cunningly 1

deal 1

deceived 1

plotted 1

swindler 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (4)

but the deceiver 1

to conspire 1

with which they have deceived 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2404) l k n (נכל NKL) AC: Deceive CO: ? AB: Deceit

V) l k n (נכל NKL) - Deceive: KJV (4): (vf: Paal, Hitpael, Piel, Participle) deceiver, beguile, subtly, conspire - Strongs: H5230 (נָכַל)

N^m) l k n (נכל NKL) - Deceit: KJV (1): wiles - Strongs: H5231 (נֵכֶל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[נָכַל] verb be crafty, deceitful, knavish (Assyrian nakâ Luke , be crafty, cunning; ᵑ7נְכֵל be crafty, Pa`el deceive; Syriac

deceive, plot; compare perhaps

act faithlessly,

faithless, Prä^{Amhar. Spr. 90}); —

Qal Participle נוֺכֵל Malachi 1:14 knave.

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine plural with accusative of congnate meaning with verb נִכְלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר נִכְּלוּ לָכֶם Numbers 25:18 their wiles with which they beguiled you.

Hithpa`el Imperfect וַיִּתְנַכְּלוּ אֹתוֺ לַהֲמִיתוֺ Genesis 37:18 they knavishly planned against him (Kö^{iii. 9}), etc.; Infinitive construct לְחִתְנַכֵּל בְ Psalm 105:25 to deal knavishly with.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נָכַל to act fraudulently, Malachi 1:14. (Syr. Ch. and Sam. id.)

Piel, id. followed by לְ of pers. Numbers 25:18.

Hithpael, id. followed by כְּ Psalms 105:25 and even with an acc. (to treat or deal with some one fraudulently), Genesis 37:18.

Derived nouns כִּילַי and כֵּלַי (for נְכִילַי, נכֵלַי), and-נֵכֶל m. pl. נְכָלִים, נִכְלי machination, wile, Numbers 25:18.

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List of Word Forms

וַיִּֽתְנַכְּל֥וּ ויתנכלו לְ֝הִתְנַכֵּ֗ל להתנכל נִכְּל֥וּ נוֹכֵ֗ל נוכל נכלו lə·hiṯ·nak·kêl lehitnakKel ləhiṯnakkêl nik·kə·lū nikkeLu nikkəlū nō·w·ḵêl noChel nōwḵêl vaiyitnakkeLu way·yiṯ·nak·kə·lū wayyiṯnakkəlū