Nekhar נֵכָר

Nekhar (Hebrew נֵכָר, Strong's H5236) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “foreign”. It occurs 36 times in 35 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Nekhar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 17:12
  And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
• Genesis 17:27
  And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.And all the men of Abraham’s household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him.
• Genesis 35:2
  Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.
• Genesis 35:4
  And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.

Exodus

• Exodus 12:43
  And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 22:25
  Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’”

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 31:16
  And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
• Deuteronomy 32:12
  So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.The LORD alone led him, and no foreign god was with him.

Joshua

• Joshua 24:20
  If ye forsake the Lord, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
• Joshua 24:23
  Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel.“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

Judges

• Judges 10:16
  And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 7:3
  And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 22:45
  Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
• 2 Samuel 22:46
  Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 14:3
  For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
• 2 Chronicles 33:15
  And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 9:2
  And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
• Nehemiah 13:30
  Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites.

Psalms

• Psalm 18:44
  As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
• Psalm 18:45
  The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
• Psalm 81:9
  There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
• Psalm 137:4
  How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?
• Psalm 144:7
  Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,
• Psalm 144:11
  Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 56:3
  Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”
• Isaiah 56:6
  Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
• Isaiah 60:10
  And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
• Isaiah 61:5
  And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers.
• Isaiah 62:8
  The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 5:19
  And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”
• Jeremiah 8:19
  Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?”

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 44:7
  In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.
• Ezekiel 44:9
  Thus saith the Lord God; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.

Daniel

• Daniel 11:39
  Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.

Malachi

• Malachi 2:11
  Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).