Strong's Lexicon hakar: To recognize, to acknowledge, to discern Original Word: הָכַר Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is "ἐπιγινώσκω" (epiginōskō - Strong's Greek 1921), which also means to recognize or to know fully. Usage: The Hebrew verb "hakar" primarily means to recognize or acknowledge something or someone. It involves the act of discerning or identifying, often with an implication of understanding or admitting the truth about a situation or person. This term is used in contexts where recognition or acknowledgment is crucial, whether it be recognizing a person, understanding a situation, or acknowledging a truth. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, recognition and acknowledgment were significant in social and religious contexts. Recognizing someone could imply a relationship or covenant, while acknowledging a truth or a person often had legal or moral implications. The act of recognition was not merely visual but involved a deeper understanding and acceptance, which was essential in maintaining social order and religious fidelity. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition perhaps to wrong NASB Translation wrong (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [הָכַר] verb only Qal or Hiph`il (Ges§ 53 R. 4 Köi. 251) Imperfect2masculine plural תַּהְכְּרוּ in phrase לֹאתֵֿבשׁוּ תַהְכְּרוּלִֿי Job 19:3, sense very dubious; Schult Thes De and others (as Hiph`il) ye came me (לְ = accusative) to wonder (compare Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance make self strange A primitive root; apparently to injure -- make self strange. Forms and Transliterations תַּהְכְּרוּ־ תהכרו־ tah·kə·rū- tahkeru tahkərū-Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Job 19:3 HEB: לֹֽא־ תֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ תַּהְכְּרוּ־ לִֽי׃ NAS: me; You are not ashamed to wrong me. KJV: me: ye are not ashamed [that] ye make yourselves strange to me. INT: are not ashamed to wrong 1 Occurrence |
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); others (as Qal) ye deal hardy with, wrong me (so context seems rather to require, see Ges in Add84 Rob-Ges Ew Di Da RV; compare Arabic 
wrong, detract from; Manuscripts read תחכרו, which is preferable, if this meaning be adopted; ᵐ5 ἑπίκεισθέ μοι, ᵑ9 opprimentes); conjectures are תְּחָֽרְפוּ OlHiob; תַּחַבְרוּ אֵלָ֑י Me; Siegf תִּתְחַבְּרוּ. 
