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Strong's H5236 נֵכָר (nekar)

Nekar means “alien” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5236 — hyperbole (“abundance”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5236
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 35
Books 16

Strong's H5236 Quick Answer

Strong's H5236 נֵכָר (nekar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nekar (nay-kawr') n-m. 1. foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom [' from H5234] It has 35 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include strange and alien. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
nekar (nay-kawr') n-m. 1. foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom [' from H5234]
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
strange and alien

Meaning and Definition

nekar (nay-kawr') n-m. 1. foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom [' from H5234] KJV: alien, strange (+ -er). Root(s): H5234

Original Word
נֵכָר
Transliteration
nekar
Derivation
Root: נכר First root strongs: 5234
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5236. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

foreign

Usage: 1) foreign, alien, foreignness, that which is foreign 1a) foreignness, foreign gods 1b) alien, foreigner 1c) foreign (vanities)

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How Strong's H5236 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nekar, 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.

strange Deuteronomy 32:12 15× alien Isaiah 61:5

How Strong's H5236 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 35 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5236 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 H5236 in the Old Testament

35 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 17:12 KJV

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

Genesis 17:27 KJV

And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

Genesis 35:2 KJV

Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5236.

Genesis 17:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
Genesis 17:27 Old Testament, KJV
And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Genesis 35:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
Genesis 35:4 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
Exodus 12:43 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:
Leviticus 22:25 Old Testament, KJV
Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
Deuteronomy 31:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.
Deuteronomy 32:12 Old Testament, KJV
So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
Joshua 24:20 Old Testament, KJV
If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
Joshua 24:23 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
Judges 10:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
1 Samuel 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Samuel 22:45 Old Testament, KJV
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
2 Samuel 22:46 Old Testament, KJV
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
2 Chronicles 14:3 Old Testament, KJV
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
2 Chronicles 33:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
Nehemiah 9:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
Nehemiah 13:30 Old Testament, KJV
Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
Psalms 18:44 Old Testament, KJV
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
Psalms 18:45 Old Testament, KJV
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
Psalms 81:9 Old Testament, KJV
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
Psalms 137:4 Old Testament, KJV
How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?
Psalms 144:7 Old Testament, KJV
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
Psalms 144:11 Old Testament, KJV
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
Isaiah 56:3 Old Testament, KJV
Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
Isaiah 56:6 Old Testament, KJV
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
Isaiah 60:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
Isaiah 61:5 Old Testament, KJV
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
Isaiah 62:8 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
Jeremiah 5:19 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not your's.
Jeremiah 8:19 Old Testament, KJV
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
Ezekiel 44:7 Old Testament, KJV
In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.
Ezekiel 44:9 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.
Daniel 11:39 Old Testament, KJV
Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
Malachi 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5236, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5236 FAQ

What does nekar (נֵכָר) mean?

Nekar (Strong's H5236) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "alien". nekar (nay-kawr') n-m. 1. foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom [' from H5234]

How many times is nekar (נֵכָר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's H5236 across 16 books.

Where can I study nekar (נֵכָר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5236 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate nekar (נֵכָר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as strange and alien. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.