נֵכָר (nēkār) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning that which is foreign. It appears
36 times
in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5236).
Also rendered
foreign
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1368b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1368b)that which is foreign, foreignness; foreign, foreigner, heathendom; alien, strange, strangeer
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נֵכָרnoun, masculine: that which is foreign, foreignness
Strong's H5236נֵכָר: foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom KJV:alien, strange (-er).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1368: נָכַרnākar — regard, recognize; they are not recognized; he regardeth not the opulent above the poor; observe, Be willing to recognize, acknowledge, Be acquianted with, Distinguish, understand; scrutinize, recognition, be acquainted with…