נָכְרִיָּ֣ה
𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄
nakheriyah
a foreign woman
from נֶכֶר (second form); strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful); alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
Proverbs 20:16 · Word #8
Lexicon H5237
| Lemma | נׇכְרִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉 |
| Transliteration | nokrîy |
| Strong's | H5237 |
| In-context | a foreign woman |
Morphology HAafsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5237-10
foreign woman
| Root | נכר (n-k-r) |
| Core Meanings | foreignness, estrangement, otherness, that which is unrecognized or outside |
| Semantic Range | foreign woman, alien woman, outsider woman, non-Israelite woman, estranged woman; in wisdom literature often an adulterous or morally dangerous woman |
| Conceptual Significance | In the Hebrew Bible, the "foreign woman" represents social and covenantal otherness—someone outside Israel’s familial and covenant boundaries. In wisdom texts she can symbolize moral and spiritual seduction, while in legal and narrative contexts she highlights issues of identity, purity, and loyalty to YHWH’s covenant. |
| Morphological Notes | Adjective from נׇכְרִי in the feminine singular absolute form (HAafsa), used substantivally. It agrees in gender and number with an implied feminine noun ("woman") and denotes a single female outsider. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form נָכְרִיָּה is feminine singular absolute, functioning substantivally to denote a woman characterized by foreignness or estrangement. "Foreign woman" preserves both the root sense of otherness (נכר) and the required feminine singular grammatical form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נכר (foreignness, estrangement, otherness, that which is unrecognized or outside)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5234-01 |
akir | I will recognize |
H1971-01 |
hakarat | the recognition of |
H5234-02 |
haker | Recognize! |
Word Usage (46 occurrences of H5237)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:15 | נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת | nakheriot | foreigners |
| Exodus 2:22 | נָכְרִיָּֽה | nakheriyah | foreign. |
| Exodus 18:3 | נָכְרִיָּֽה | nakheriyah | foreign |