נֵכָ֑ר

𐤍𐤊𐤓

nêkâr

of foreigner

Something or someone foreign, alien, or strange; used of foreign people (non-Israelites), foreign lands, foreign gods, and sometimes foreign customs or objects. The term may also denote the abstract concept of 'foreignness.'

H5236

Nehemiah 9:2 · Word #6

Lexicon H5236

Lemmaנֵכָר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤊𐤓
Transliterationnêkâr
Strong'sH5236
DefinitionSomething or someone foreign, alien, or strange; used of foreign people (non-Israelites), foreign lands, foreign gods, and sometimes foreign customs or objects. The term may also denote the abstract concept of 'foreignness.'

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseof foreigner

SIBI-P1 Translation H5236-02

foreign one

Morphological NotesNoun, common, masculine singular, absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe noun denotes someone or something recognized as different or outside the community. "Foreign one" preserves the root sense of marked otherness and reflects the masculine singular absolute form.

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