ניקר

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
נ־ק־ר (n-q-r)

Verb[edit]

ניקר / נִקֵּר (nikér) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to dig, chisel (esp. to whet a millstone).
  2. to bore, perforate; to put out.
    • Numbers 16:14
      הַעֵינֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָהֵם, תְּנַקֵּר
      Wilt thou put out the eyes of these men?"[1]
  3. (esp. (of birds, mice, serpents etc.) to pick, gnaw at.

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