ניקר

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Hebrew

Root
נ־ק־ר (n-q-r)

Verb

ניקר / נִקֵּר • (nikér) (pi'el construction)

  1. to dig, chisel (esp. to whet a millstone).
  2. to bore, perforate; to put out.
    • Numbers 16:14
      הַעֵינֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָהֵם, תְּנַקֵּר
      Wilt thou put out the eyes of these men?"[1]
  3. (esp. (of birds, mice, serpents etc.) to pick, gnaw at.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ניקר / נִקֵּר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first ניקרתי / נִקַּרְתִּי ניקרנו / נִקַּרְנוּ
second ניקרת / נִקַּרְתָּ ניקרת / נִקַּרְתְּ ניקרתם / נִקַּרְתֶּם ניקרתן / נִקַּרְתֶּן
third ניקר / נִקֵּר ניקרה / נִקְּרָה ניקרו / נִקְּרוּ
present מְנַקֵּר מְנַקֶּרֶת מְנַקְּרִים מְנַקְּרוֹת
future first אֲנַקֵּר נְנַקֵּר
second תְּנַקֵּר תְּנַקְּרִי תְּנַקְּרוּ תְּנַקֵּרְנָה1
third יְנַקֵּר תְּנַקֵּר יְנַקְּרוּ תְּנַקֵּרְנָה1
imperative נַקֵּר נַקְּרִי נַקְּרוּ נַקֵּרְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  1. ^ https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0416.htm
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