מַקִּיפִ֥ים
𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤌
nâqaph
encircling
To go around, encircle, or surround; also to strike, cut down, or attack, particularly in the sense of encircling for the purpose of destruction or containing. The term is used both literally (as in going around an object or encircling a city) and metaphorically (as in surrounding with hostility or encompassing in judgment). In later or suggestive uses, may indicate destruction or removal by encirclement or striking.
2 Chronicles 4:3 · Word #11
Lexicon H5362
| Lemma | נָקַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤒𐤐 |
| Transliteration | nâqaph |
| Strong's | H5362 |
| Definition | To go around, encircle, or surround; also to strike, cut down, or attack, particularly in the sense of encircling for the purpose of destruction or containing. The term is used both literally (as in going around an object or encircling a city) and metaphorically (as in surrounding with hostility or encompassing in judgment). In later or suggestive uses, may indicate destruction or removal by encirclement or striking. |
Morphology HVhrmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | encircling |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5362-07
those who encircle
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil active participle, masculine plural, absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative force to the root idea of going around, yielding the sense "to cause to encircle" or "to surround." As a masculine plural active participle, it describes "those who are encircling" or "those who cause to encircle." |
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