H5362. naqaph

I. [נָקַף‎] verb strike off (Late Hebrew strike, wound, Aramaic נְקַף‎ id.; Arabic fregit caput, ut cerebrum appareret; Vulgar Arabic snap with the finger (Dozy^{ii. 716}); Assyrian na‡pu probably= mutilated; Ethiopic peel, flay Di⁶⁴⁹); —

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular הַיַּ֫עַר סִבְכֵי וְנִקַּף‎ consecutive Isaiah 10:34 and the thickets of the forest shall be struck away (on singular verb compare Ges<sup>§ 145o</sup> Da<sup>Synt. § 113 b</sup>; or. read נִקְּפוּ‎; — form possibly Pi`el, but compare Di Du Che^Hpt).

Pi`el Perfect3plural נִקְּפוּזֹֿאת עוֺרִי וְאַחַר‎ Job 19:25 after my skin, which they (Ges^{§ 144g}) have struck off (alluding to ravages of his disease) — this! but text dubious; Bu נִקַּף כָּזאֹת‎

Niph`al which has been thus struck off.

II. [נָקַף‎ verb] go around (intransitive), (Ecclus 45:9 Hiph`il ויקיפהו‎ surround something with (2 accusative); Perfect 3 feminine singular הקיפה‎ 43:12 (accusative+ ב‎ instrumental); Late Hebrew Hiph`il הִקִּיף‎ = Biblical Hebrew; also = cling to, be attached, joined to, and so Aramaic אַקֵּיף‎ (Aph`el), );

Qal Imperfect יִנְקֹ֑פוּ חַגִּים‎ Isaiah 29:1 (figurative) let feasts go around, i.e. run the round (of the year).

Hiph`il Perfect הִקִּיף‎ Job 19:6; 3feminine singular הִקִּ֫יפָהִ‎ Isaiah 15:8; 3plural הִקִּ֫יפוּ‎ Job 1:5; Psalm 88:18, וְהִקִּיפוּ‎ consecutive 2 Chronicles 23:7, suffix הִקִּיפוּנִי‎ Psalm 22:17; 2masculine plural וְהִקַּפְתֶּם‎ consecutive 2 Kings 11:8; Imperfect וַיַּקַּף‎ Lamentations 3:5; 3masculine plural יַקִּ֫יפוּ‎ Psalm 17:9, וַיַּקִּ֫פוּ‎ 2 Kings 6:14; 2masculine plural תַּקִּ֫פוּ‎ Leviticus 19:27; Imperative masculine plural suffix הַקִּיפ֫וּהָ‎ Psalm 48:13; Infinitive absolute הַקֵּיף‎ Joshua 6:3, הַקֵּף‎ 6:11; Participle plural מַקִּ(י)פִים‎ 1 Kings 7:24; 2 Chronicles 4:3; —

1 go around, surround, encompass:

a. go around, with accusative of city, Joshua 6:3 compare 6:11 (accusative omitted), Psalm 48:13 (all "" סָבָב‎); also (figurative) אֶתֿ הַזְּעָקָה הִקִּ֫יפָה‎ Isaiah 15:8 the cry hath gone about the border of Moab.

b. surround, encompass, enclose, usually with עַלהָֿעִיר וַיַּקִּ֫פוּ ׃עַלֿ‎ 2 Kings 6:14 and they closed in upon the city (beleaguered it); with עַל‎ person 11:8 (+ סָבִיב‎), Psalm 17:9; 88:18 ("" סָבַב‎), + accusative of thing Job 19:6 he hath closed his net in upon me compare Lamentations 3:5; less often with accusative of person Psalm 22:17 ("" סָבַב‎), 2 Chronicles 23:7 ("" 2 Kings 11:8; + סָבִיב‎), also of inanimate things 1 Kings 7:24 2 Chronicles 4:3 (both + סָבִיב‎, "" סָבַב‎).

2 make the round, i.e. complete the circuit ׳הִקּ הַמִּשְׁתֶּה יְמֵי‎ Job 1:5 when the days of feasting had completed their circuit.

3 make round, round off (literally): חַקּ ׳לֹא ראֹשְׁכֶם מְּאַת‎ Leviticus 19:27 ("" זְקָנֶ֑ךָ מְּאַת אֵת תַשְׁחִית לֹא‎), of heathen rite.

קוף‎ (√of following; apparently = II. נקף‎, go around).