Lexicon
נָקַב
na.qav
H5344B
H:V Hebrew

to curse

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na.qav denotes cursing the LORD's name in the legal statement of Leviticus 24:16.

The attested use concerns cursing the LORD's name in a legal pronouncement that assigns death as the penalty.

Senses in use

  1. Cursing the LORD's name · dominant

    In Leviticus 24:16, the active masculine singular participle occurs in the statement about a person who curses the LORD's name and is put to death; the APB renders the clause, "Whoever curses the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 24:16, the APB presents the action with "curses the name of the LORD" and again "when he curses the name." The verse is read as a whole.

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