Strong H5230נָכַל

to plot

Transliteration
nâkal
Pronunciation
naw-kal'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to {defraud} that {is} act treacherously: - {beguile} {conspire} {deceiver} deal subtilly.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: to plot

Exact lexical definition: be crafty

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ נָכַל ] vb . be crafty , deceitful , knavish Qal Pt . knave Pi . their wiles with which they beguiled you Hithp . they knavishly planned against him; to deal knavishly with

In the Bible

Strong H5230 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • beguile1
  • conspire1
  • deal1
  • deceiver1

First verses

  1. Genesis 37:18
    And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
  2. Numbers 25:18
    For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
  3. Psalms 105:25
    He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.
  4. Malachi 1:14
    But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
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