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נֶכֶד

𐤍𐤊𐤃

neked

H5220 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain to propagate, descend

Definition

Male descendant in a direct line, specifically a grandson or son of one's son. In some contexts, the term can refer to a descendant beyond the immediate next generation, although its primary sense is 'grandson.'

Semantic Range

grandson, male descendant, (in rare or later contexts) descendant in a broader sense

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain. While Strong's suggests an unused root meaning 'to propagate,' there is no clear attestation of such a root in Hebrew. The etymology of נֶכֶד remains uncertain, and it is considered a primary noun that does not transparently derive from a known Hebrew root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

נֶכֶד appears infrequently in the Hebrew Bible, and its usage is restricted to denoting a direct male descendant, almost exclusively a grandson. Unlike the broader term זֶרַע (zera‘), which covers all descendants or offspring, נֶכֶד is more specific and never refers to daughters or to non-direct descendants (such as nephews, for whom Hebrew uses אָחִי אוֹן (ben-’ach)). In later Hebrew, particularly post-biblical, the semantic range can broaden to include descendants in general, but in the biblical context it is carefully distinguished from terms meaning 'son' (בֵּן, ben) or 'offspring/seed' (זֶרַע, zera‘). Translations as 'nephew' reflect later or parallel usages in some neighboring Semitic languages, but this is not supported by biblical Hebrew usage. English translations sometimes use 'descendant,' but 'grandson' is the most accurate rendering for biblical occurrences.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from an unused root meaning to propagate; offspring; nephew, son's son.

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Root Family

נכד (uncertain) (n-k-d (uncertain)) — propagate, descend

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5220-02 וּ/לְ/נֶכְדִּ֑/י ulenekhedi HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs or with my descendants and to my grandson 1
H5220-01 נֶ֣כֶד nekhed HNcmsa posterity grandson 1
H5220-03 וָ/נֶ֖כֶד vanekhed HC/Ncmsa and-posterity and grandson 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5220-02 Genesis 21:23 וּ/לְ/נֶכְדִּ֑/י ulenekhedi HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs or with my descendants and to my grandson
H5220-03 Isaiah 14:22 וָ/נֶ֖כֶד vanekhed HC/Ncmsa and-posterity and grandson
H5220-01 Job 18:19 נֶ֣כֶד nekhed HNcmsa posterity grandson
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