נֵכָר (nēkār) is a Hebrew noun meaning that which is foreign. It appears 36 times in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5236).

Also rendered

• foreign

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1368b)

Root family 1368: נָכַר nākar — recognize, acknowledge, know, respect, discern (not in the Qal)

• נָכַר nākar — act as foreign
• נׇכְרִי nokrî — foreign
• מַכָּר makkār — acquaintance
• נֶכֶר neker — misfortune
• הַכָּרָה hakkārâ — look

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