Hebrew word
nâkar
naw-kar'
נָכַר
What it means
properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at
properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)
Where it comes from
a primitive root