Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to pierce
Usage: 1) to pierce, thrust through, pierce through 1a) (Qal) to pierce, run through 1b) (Niphal) to be pierced through 1c) (Pual) pierced, riddled (participle)
Strong's Number
H1856
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
8
Strong's H1856 Quick Answer
Strong's H1856 דָּקַר (daqar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. daqar (daw-kar') v. 1. to stab 2. by analogy, to starve It has 10 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include thrust, wounded, and through. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- daqar (daw-kar') v. 1. to stab 2. by analogy, to starve
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- thrust, wounded, and through
Meaning and Definition
daqar (daw-kar') v. 1. to stab 2. by analogy, to starve 3. (figuratively) to revile [a primitive root] KJV: pierce, strike (thrust) through, wound.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1856. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1856 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render daqar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1856 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1856 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1856 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1856.
And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1856, grouped by book.
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1856 FAQ
What does daqar (דָּקַר) mean?
Daqar (Strong's H1856) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pierce". daqar (daw-kar') v. 1. to stab 2. by analogy, to starve
How many times is daqar (דָּקַר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H1856 across 8 books.
Where can I study daqar (דָּקַר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1856 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate daqar (דָּקַר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thrust, wounded, and through. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.