נקע

עברית

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נקע

/naˈka/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Ge'ez ነቀዐ (näḳäʿä, “to be cleft, ruptured”) and Arabic نَقَعَ (naqaʕa). Properly having the same meaning as the related יָקַע (yaká, “to become dislocated”), however in the Tanach only its metaphorical sense can be encountered in the two verses below.

verb נָקַע · naká · ליקוע · לִקֹּעַ · נְקִיעָה · נָקוּעַ

Biblical, construction pa'al to become estranged, alienated כֵן אׇהֳלִיבָה כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה הִנְנִי מֵעִיר אֶת־מְאַהֲבַיִךְ עָלַיִךְ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־נָקְעָה נַפְשֵׁךְ מֵהֶם
construction pa'al to sprain

In English

sprain to weaken a joint, ligament, or muscle

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נקע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}