נָקַב (nāqab) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning pierce. It appears
24 times
in 13 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5344).
Also rendered
curse
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1409)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1409)pierce; bore, prick off; who were pricked off, designated, by name; curse; puncture, perforate, specify, designate, libel; appoint, blaspheme, express, with holes, name, strike through
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נָקַבverb: pierce
Qal
1.pierce, bore
2.prick off, designate, wages
Niphalwho were pricked off, designated, by name
נָקַבverb: curse
Strong's H5344נָקַב: to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel) KJV:appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
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.