Strong's Hebrew: 5357. נְקִיק (naqiq) -- Cleft, crevice, fissure

Strong's Lexicon

naqiq: Cleft, crevice, fissure

Original Word: נָקִיק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: naqiyq
Pronunciation: nah-KEEK
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-keek')
Definition: Cleft, crevice, fissure
Meaning: a cleft

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָקַק (naqaq), which means to bore or pierce.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "naqiq," similar concepts of refuge and hiding can be found in Greek words like "σπήλαιον" (spelaion - cave) and "κρύπτη" (kryptē - hidden place).

Usage: The term "naqiq" refers to a narrow opening or split in a rock or cliff, often used to describe a natural hiding place or a place of refuge. It conveys the idea of a secure, albeit confined, space that offers protection or concealment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, the rugged terrain and rocky landscapes provided natural clefts and crevices that were used for shelter and protection. These natural formations were significant for nomadic peoples and shepherds who sought refuge from harsh weather or threats. The imagery of clefts in rocks is also used metaphorically in biblical literature to symbolize divine protection and safety.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
cleft (of a rock)
NASB Translation
clefts (1), crevice (1), ledges (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[נָקִיק] noun masculine cleft of rock; — only construct: singular נְקִיק הַסָּ֑לַע Jeremiah 13:4; plural נְקִיקֵי הַסְּלָעִים Isaiah 7:19 ("" נַחֲלֵי הַבַּתּוֺת), Jeremiah 16:16.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

hole

From an unused root meaning to bore; a cleft -- hole.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּנְקִ֥יק בנקיק וּבִנְקִיקֵ֖י וּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י ובנקיקי ומנקיקי bin·qîq binKik binqîq ū·ḇin·qî·qê ū·min·nə·qî·qê ūḇinqîqê uminnekiKei ūminnəqîqê uvinkiKei

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Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 7:19
HEB: בְּנַחֲלֵ֣י הַבַּתּ֔וֹת וּבִנְקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִ֑ים וּבְכֹל֙
NAS: ravines, on the ledges of the cliffs,
KJV: valleys, and in the holes of the rocks,
INT: ravines the steep the ledges of the cliffs all

Jeremiah 13:4
HEB: וְטָמְנֵ֥הוּ שָׁ֖ם בִּנְקִ֥יק הַסָּֽלַע׃
NAS: it there in a crevice of the rock.
KJV: and hide it there in a hole of the rock.
INT: and hide there A crevice of the rock

Jeremiah 16:16
HEB: כָּל־ גִּבְעָ֔ה וּמִנְּקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִֽים׃
NAS: hill and from the clefts of the rocks.
KJV: and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
INT: and every hill the clefts of the rocks