Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to dig
Usage: 1) to bore, pick, dig, pick out 1a) (Qal) to bore, pick, dig 1b) (Piel) to bore out 1c) (Pual) to be dug out
Strong's Number
H5365
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
6
Strong's H5365 Quick Answer
Strong's H5365 נָקַר (naqar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. naqar (naw-kar') v. 1. to bore (penetrate, quarry) [a primitive root] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include out and pick. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- naqar (naw-kar') v. 1. to bore (penetrate, quarry) [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- out and pick
Meaning and Definition
naqar (naw-kar') v. 1. to bore (penetrate, quarry) [a primitive root] KJV: dig, pick out, pierce, put (thrust) out.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5365. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5365 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render naqar, 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.
out
Numbers 16:14
3×
pick
Proverbs 30:17
How Strong's H5365 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 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5365 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 H5365 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5365.
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.
My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5365, grouped by book.
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5365 FAQ
What does naqar (נָקַר) mean?
Naqar (Strong's H5365) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dig". naqar (naw-kar') v. 1. to bore (penetrate, quarry) [a primitive root]
How many times is naqar (נָקַר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H5365 across 6 books.
Where can I study naqar (נָקַר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5365 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate naqar (נָקַר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as out and pick. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.