- נקר
- נְקַרch. same. Targ. Y. Num. 21:35. Targ. 1 Sam. 11:2 מִיקַּר (ed. Wil. מֵיקַר); a. e.Yalk. Prov. 963 דין נָקֵירוכ׳ the one (the raven) picks the eye out, and the other (the eagle) eats it; Midr. Sam. ch. VII נָאקֵר.Pesik. Bshall., p. 93b> one worm דעתידא דנַקְרָאוכ׳ which shall bite me behind the ear.Y.Sabb.XII, beg.13c ההן דנ׳ כיפיןוכ׳ he who chisels stones, columns, millstones ; a. e.Part. pass. נְקִיר. Kidd.80b אם איתא דנ׳וכ׳ if it had been picked at (by the hens after drinking of a red liquid), it would have been noticeable. Pa. נַקֵּר same. Y.Ter.VIII, 45c top הוה מְנַקְּרָא בתאינייא a serpent had been biting at figs.M. Kat. 10a דקא מְנַקֵּר ריחיא (Ms. M. נְקַר) whetted millstones
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.