נקר

עברית

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נקר

/naˈkaʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic نَقَرَ (naqara, “to dig, bore”) and Aramaic נְקַר. The noun "woodpecker" follows from the verb, and just as in English refers to the bird's characteristic behavior of pecking holes into tree bark to find insects.

verb נָקַר · nakár · יקור · יִקֹּר · ליקור · לִקֹּר

construction pa'al to bore, pierce through; gouge out (eyes) שוַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם נָחָשׁ הָעַמּוֹנִי בְּזֹאת אֶכְרֹת לָכֶם בִּנְקוֹר לָכֶם כׇּל־עֵין יָמִין וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ חֶרְפָּה עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
construction pa'al to peck (chiefly of birds) עַיִן תִּלְעַג לְאָב וְתָבֻז לִיקְּהַת־אֵם יִקְּרוּהָ עֹרְבֵי־נַחַל וְיֹאכְלוּהָ בְנֵי־נָשֶׁר׃

noun נַקָּר · nakár · נַקָּרִים · נַקַּר־ · נַקָּרֵי־

woodpecker

verb נִקֵּר · nikér

construction pi'el, misspelling defective spelling of ניקר

In English

puncture hole, cut or tear

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נקר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%A7%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}