Strong’s definition
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
KJV gloss list in the source
appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.
Source pronunciation notation: naw-kab'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root;
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