הַֽכֵּר

𐤄𐤊𐤓

haker

to show partiality

a primitive root; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning); acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).

H5234

Proverbs 28:21 · Word #1

Lexicon H5234

Lemmaנָכַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤊𐤓
Transliterationnâkar
Strong'sH5234
In-contextto show partiality

Morphology HVha All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb

SIBI-P1 H5234-02

Recognize!

Rootנכר (n-k-r)
Core Meaningsscrutiny, recognition, discernment, acknowledgment, estrangement
Semantic Rangeto recognize, discern, acknowledge, take notice of, regard with respect; negatively, to treat as foreign, ignore, disown, or feign ignorance
Conceptual Significanceנכר marks the decisive act of distinguishing and acknowledging what is before one—whether a person, object, or truth. In covenantal contexts, recognition can imply rightful acknowledgment of identity or relationship, while failure to "recognize" signals alienation or estrangement.
Morphological NotesHiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular. The prefixed הַ־ with doubled כ reflects the Hiphil stem; imperative form used as a direct command.
Rendering RationaleThis form is Hiphil imperative, second masculine singular, from נכר. The Hiphil stem expresses causative discernment—"cause yourself to discern/acknowledge"—and the imperative addresses a single male hearer, yielding the direct command "Recognize!" which preserves both the root sense of attentive scrutiny and the grammatical force of the form.

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Words from Root נכר (scrutiny, recognition, discernment, acknowledgment, estrangement)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5234-01 akir I will recognize
H5237-01 hanakheri the foreign man
H5237-02 hanakheriot the foreign women
H5236-01 hanekhar the foreign-one
H5234-03 hikir he caused to recognize
H5234-04 hikiru they caused to recognize
H5234-05 hikiruhu they caused recognition of him
H5234-06 makirim those causing recognition
H5237-03 minakheriyah from a foreign woman
H5234-07 mitenakerah she who makes herself unrecognized
H5237-04 nakheri a foreign man
H5237-05 nakheriot alien women
H5237-06 nakheriyah foreign woman
H5236-02 nekhar a foreign one
H5234-08 nikar he was recognized
H5234-09 vayaker and he recognized
H5234-10 yakir he will acknowledge
H5234-11 yakirenu he will cause-to-recognize him

Word Usage (50 occurrences of H5234)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 27:23 הִכִּיר֔/וֹ hikiro recognize him
Genesis 31:32 הַֽכֶּר haker recognize
Genesis 37:32 הַכֶּר haker recognize
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