נֵכֶל

nechel · deception, scheme

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5231 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

nechel (נֵכֶל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “deception, scheme”.

Deception, a trap plotted against someone.

How to say it

ne·chel

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Snares laid with cunning.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Numbers 25:18

    for they are harassing you with their deceptions with which they deceived you in the matter of Peor and in the matter of Cozbi, daughter of a chief of Midian, their sister, who was struck on the day of the plague on account of Peor.”