5362. naqaph
Strong's Lexicon
naqaph: To go around, surround, encompass, encircle, strike off

Original Word: נָקַף
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: naqaph
Pronunciation: naw-kaf'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-kaf')
Definition: To go around, surround, encompass, encircle, strike off
Meaning: to strike, to knock together, surround, circulate

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Greek Strong's entries, similar concepts can be found in words like "περιβάλλω" (periballō - G4016), meaning to surround or encompass.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "naqaph" primarily conveys the action of going around or encircling something. It can also imply the act of surrounding or encompassing, often with the intent of enclosing or besieging. In some contexts, it can mean to strike off or cut down, suggesting a more aggressive or destructive action.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of encircling or surrounding was often associated with military tactics, such as besieging a city. The act of encircling could also have religious or ceremonial connotations, such as the Israelites marching around the walls of Jericho. The idea of encompassing or surrounding can also be seen in agricultural practices, where fields or vineyards might be encircled for protection.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [נָקַף] verb strike off (Late Hebrew strike, wound, Aramaic נְקַף id.; Arabic fregit caput, ut cerebrum appareret; Vulgar Arabic snap with the finger (Dozyii. 716); Assyrian na‡pu probably= mutilated; Ethiopic peel, flay Di649); —

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular וְנִקַּף סִבְכֵי הַיַּ֫עַר consecutive Isaiah 10:34 and the thickets of the forest shall be struck away (on singular verb compare Ges§ 145o DaSynt. § 113 b; or. read נִקְּפוּ; — form possibly Pi`el, but compare Di Du CheHpt).

Pi`el Perfect3plural וְאַחַר עוֺרִי נִקְּפוּזֹֿאת Job 19:25 after my skin, which they (Ges§ 144g) have struck off (alluding to ravages of his disease) — this! but text dubious; Bu כָּזאֹת נִקַּף

Niph`al which has been thus struck off.

II. [נָקַף verb] go around (intransitive), (Ecclus 45:9 Hiph`il ויקיפהו surround something with (2 accusative); Perfect 3 feminine singular הקיפה 43:12 (accusative+ ב instrumental); Late Hebrew Hiph`il הִקִּיף = Biblical Hebrew; also = cling to, be attached, joined to, and so Aramaic אַקֵּיף (Aph`el), );

Qal Imperfect חַגִּים יִנְקֹ֑פוּ Isaiah 29:1 (figurative) let feasts go around, i.e. run the round (of the year).

Hiph`il Perfect הִקִּיף Job 19:6; 3feminine singular הִקִּ֫יפָהִ Isaiah 15:8; 3plural הִקִּ֫יפוּ Job 1:5; Psalm 88:18, וְהִקִּיפוּ consecutive 2 Chronicles 23:7, suffix הִקִּיפוּנִי Psalm 22:17; 2masculine plural וְהִקַּפְתֶּם consecutive 2 Kings 11:8; Imperfect וַיַּקַּף Lamentations 3:5; 3masculine plural יַקִּ֫יפוּ Psalm 17:9, וַיַּקִּ֫פוּ 2 Kings 6:14; 2masculine plural תַּקִּ֫פוּ Leviticus 19:27; Imperative masculine plural suffix הַקִּיפ֫וּהָ Psalm 48:13; Infinitive absolute הַקֵּיף Joshua 6:3, הַקֵּף Joshua 6:11; Participle plural מַקִּ(י)פִים 1 Kings 7:24; 2Chronicles 4:3; —

1 go around, surround, encompass:

a. go around, with accusative of city, Joshua 6:3 compare Joshua 6:11 (accusative omitted), Psalm 48:13 (all "" סָבָב); also (figurative) הִקִּ֫יפָה הַזְּעָקָה אֶתֿ Isaiah 15:8 the cry hath gone about the border of Moab.

b. surround, encompass, enclose, usually with ׃עַלֿ וַיַּקִּ֫פוּ עַלהָֿעִיר 2 Kings 6:14 and they closed in upon the city (beleaguered it); with עַל person 2 Kings 11:8 (+ סָבִיב), Psalm 17:9; Psalm 88:18 ("" סָבַב), + accusative of thing Job 19:6 he hath closed his net in upon me compare Lamentations 3:5; less often with accusative of person Psalm 22:17 ("" סָבַב), 2 Chronicles 23:7 ("" 2 Kings 11:8; + סָבִיב), also of inanimate things 1 Kings 7:24 2Chronicles 4:3 (both + סָבִיב, "" סָבַב).

2 make the round, i.e. complete the circuit יְמֵי הַמִּשְׁתֶּה ׳הִקּ Job 1:5 when the days of feasting had completed their circuit.

3 make round, round off (literally): מְּאַת ראֹשְׁכֶם ׳לֹא חַקּ Leviticus 19:27 ("" לֹא תַשְׁחִית אֵת מְּאַת זְקָנֶ֑ךָ), of heathen rite.

קוף (√of following; apparently = II. נקף, go around).



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
compass about cut down, destroy, go round about, enclose, round

A primitive root; to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. Surround or circulate -- compass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.

Forms and Transliterations
הִקִּ֖יפוּ הִקִּ֥יפָה הִקִּֽיף׃ הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי הִקִּיפֽוּ֩ הַקֵּ֖ף הַקֵּ֥יף הקיף הקיף׃ הקיפה הקיפו הקיפוני הקף וְהִקִּיפוּ֩ וְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם וְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָ וְנִקַּ֛ף וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ וַיַּקַּ֖ף והקיפו והקיפוה והקפתם ויקף ויקפו ונקף יִנְקֹֽפוּ׃ יַקִּ֥יפוּ ינקפו׃ יקיפו מַקִּיפִ֥ים מַקִּפִ֥ים מקיפים מקפים נִקְּפוּ־ נקפו־ תַקִּ֔פוּ תקפו hakKef hakKeif haq·qêp̄ haqqêp̄ hikKif hikKifah hikkiFu hikkiFuni hiq·qî·p̄āh hiq·qî·p̄ū hiq·qî·p̄ū·nî hiq·qîp̄ hiqqîp̄ hiqqîp̄āh hiqqîp̄ū hiqqîp̄ūnî makkiFim maq·qi·p̄îm maq·qî·p̄îm maqqip̄îm maqqîp̄îm nikkefu niq·qə·p̄ū- niqqəp̄ū- takKifu ṯaq·qi·p̄ū ṯaqqip̄ū vaiyakKaf vaiyakKifu vehakkiFuha vehikkafTem vehikkiFu venikKaf way·yaq·qap̄ way·yaq·qi·p̄ū wayyaqqap̄ wayyaqqip̄ū wə·haq·qî·p̄ū·hā wə·hiq·qap̄·tem wə·hiq·qî·p̄ū wə·niq·qap̄ wəhaqqîp̄ūhā wəhiqqap̄tem wəhiqqîp̄ū wəniqqap̄ yakKifu yaq·qî·p̄ū yaqqîp̄ū yin·qō·p̄ū yinKofu yinqōp̄ū
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Leviticus 19:27
HEB: לֹ֣א תַקִּ֔פוּ פְּאַ֖ת רֹאשְׁכֶ֑ם
NAS: You shall not round off the side-growth
KJV: Ye shall not round the corners
INT: nor round the side-growth of your heads

Joshua 6:3
HEB: אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה הַקֵּ֥יף אֶת־ הָעִ֖יר
NAS: the men of war circling the city once.
KJV: of war, [and] go round about the city
INT: the men of war circling the city anvil

Joshua 6:11
HEB: אֶת־ הָעִ֔יר הַקֵּ֖ף פַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑ת
NAS: the city, circling [it] once;
KJV: the city, going about [it] once:
INT: of the LORD the city circling anvil they

1 Kings 7:24
HEB: עֶ֚שֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה מַקִּפִ֥ים אֶת־ הַיָּ֖ם
NAS: completely surrounding the sea;
KJV: in a cubit, compassing the sea
INT: ten to a cubit surrounding the sea completely

2 Kings 6:14
HEB: וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ לַ֔יְלָה וַיַּקִּ֖פוּ עַל־ הָעִֽיר׃
NAS: by night and surrounded the city.
KJV: and compassed the city about.
INT: came night and surrounded and the city

2 Kings 11:8
HEB: וְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם עַל־ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
NAS: Then you shall surround the king,
KJV: And ye shall compass the king
INT: shall compass and the king

2 Chronicles 4:3
HEB: עֶ֚שֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה מַקִּיפִ֥ים אֶת־ הַיָּ֖ם
NAS: entirely encircling the sea.
KJV: in a cubit, compassing the sea
INT: ten cubits encircling the sea it all

2 Chronicles 23:7
HEB: וְהִקִּיפוּ֩ הַלְוִיִּ֨ם אֶת־
NAS: The Levites will surround the king,
KJV: And the Levites shall compass the king
INT: shall compass the Levites the king

Job 1:5
HEB: וַיְהִ֡י כִּ֣י הִקִּיפֽוּ֩ יְמֵ֨י הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֜ה
NAS: of feasting had completed their cycle, Job
KJV: of [their] feasting were gone about, that Job
INT: become When had completed the days of feasting

Job 19:6
HEB: וּ֝מְצוּד֗וֹ עָלַ֥י הִקִּֽיף׃
NAS: has wronged me And has closed His net
KJV: hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
INT: his net and has closed

Job 19:26
HEB: וְאַחַ֣ר ע֭וֹרִֽי נִקְּפוּ־ זֹ֑את וּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗י
NAS: my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh
KJV: my skin [worms] destroy this [body], yet in my flesh
INT: after my skin is destroyed from my flesh

Psalm 17:9
HEB: אֹיְבַ֥י בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ יַקִּ֥יפוּ עָלָֽי׃
NAS: me, My deadly enemies who surround me.
KJV: enemies, [who] compass me about.
INT: enemies my deadly surround and

Psalm 22:16
HEB: עֲדַ֣ת מְ֭רֵעִים הִקִּיפ֑וּנִי כָּ֝אֲרִ֗י יָדַ֥י
NAS: of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced
KJV: of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced
INT: A band of evildoers has encompassed dig my hands

Psalm 48:12
HEB: סֹ֣בּוּ צִ֭יּוֹן וְהַקִּיפ֑וּהָ סִ֝פְר֗וּ מִגְדָּלֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: Zion and go around her; Count
KJV: Zion, and go round about her: tell
INT: Walk Zion and go her Count her towers

Psalm 88:17
HEB: כָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹם הִקִּ֖יפוּ עָלַ֣י יָֽחַד׃
NAS: day long; They have encompassed me altogether.
KJV: like water; they compassed me about together.
INT: all day have encompassed and altogether

Isaiah 10:34
HEB: וְנִקַּ֛ף סִֽבְכֵ֥י הַיַּ֖עַר
NAS: He will cut down the thickets
KJV: And he shall cut down the thickets
INT: will cut the thickets of the forest

Isaiah 15:8
HEB: כִּֽי־ הִקִּ֥יפָה הַזְּעָקָ֖ה אֶת־
NAS: For the cry of distress has gone around the territory
KJV: For the cry is gone round about the borders
INT: for has gone the cry the territory

Isaiah 29:1
HEB: שָׁנָ֖ה חַגִּ֥ים יִנְקֹֽפוּ׃
NAS: to year, observe [your] feasts
KJV: to year; let them kill sacrifices.
INT: year feasts observe

Lamentations 3:5
HEB: בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃
NAS: He has besieged and encompassed me with bitterness
KJV: He hath builded against me, and compassed [me] with gall
INT: against and and encompassed bitterness and hardship

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5362
19 Occurrences


haq·qêp̄ — 1 Occ.
haq·qêp̄ — 1 Occ.
hiq·qîp̄ — 1 Occ.
hiq·qî·p̄āh — 1 Occ.
hiq·qî·p̄ū — 2 Occ.
hiq·qî·p̄ū·nî — 1 Occ.
maq·qi·p̄îm — 2 Occ.
niq·qə·p̄ū- — 1 Occ.
ṯaq·qi·p̄ū — 1 Occ.
way·yaq·qap̄ — 1 Occ.
way·yaq·qi·p̄ū — 1 Occ.
wə·haq·qî·p̄ū·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·hiq·qap̄·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·hiq·qî·p̄ū — 1 Occ.
wə·niq·qap̄ — 1 Occ.
yaq·qî·p̄ū — 1 Occ.
yin·qō·p̄ū — 1 Occ.
















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