Lexical Definition

‎נָכַל‎ nâkal (naw-kal') to plot ^H:V
a primitive root

beguile, conspire, deceiver, deal subtilly.

• to defraud, i.e. act treacherously

1) to be deceitful, be crafty, be knavish
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be knavish
1a2) deceiver (participle)
1b) (Piel) to beguile
1c) (Hithpael) to act craftily, act knavishly, deal knavishly

See Greek: δολιόω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎נָכַל‎] verb be crafty, deceitful, knavish (Assyrian nakâlu, be crafty, cunning; ᵑ7 ‎נְכֵל‎ be crafty, Pa`el deceive; Syriac deceive, plot; compare perhaps act faithlessly, faithless, Prä^{Amhar. Spr. 90}); —

Qal Participle ‎נוֺכֵל‎ Mal 1:14 knave. Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine plural with accusative of congnate meaning with verb ‎נִכְלֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר נִכְּלוּ לָכֶם‎ Num 25:18 their wiles with which they beguiled you. Hithpa`el Imperfect ‎וַיִּתְנַכְּלוּ אֹתוֺ לַהֲמִיתוֺ‎ Gen 37:18 they knavishly planned against him (Kö^{iii. 9}), etc.; Infinitive construct ‎לְחִתְנַכֵּל בְ‎ Ps 105:25 to deal knavishly with.

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