נָכַל
na.khal
“to plot”
Definition
to defraud, i.e. act treacherously
a primitive root;
- to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be knavish 1a2) deceiver (participle) 1b) (Piel) to beguile 1c) (Hithpael) to act craftily, act knavishly, deal knavishly
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
נָכַל appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
For they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”
whose hearts He turned to hate His people,to conspire against His servants.
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