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nāqaf נָקַףAto strike, Bto surround’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: נָקַף, נָקַף

nāqaf v
A1) to strike, strike off
 1a) (Piel) to strike off skin
B1) to go around, compass, round
 1a) (Qal) to go around
 1b) (Hiphil)
  1b1) to go around, surround, encompass, enclose
  1b2) to make the round, complete the circuit
  1b3) to make round, round off

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 19:27 Joshua 6:3, 6:11 1 Kings 7:24 2 Kings 11:8, 6:14 Isaiah 15:8, 10:34, 29:1 Psalms 17:9, 22:17, 88:18, 48:13 Job 1:5, 19:26, 19:6 Lamentations 3:5 2 Chronicles 23:7, 4:3

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