Know the Word.

Hebrew word

nôqêd

no-kade'

נֹקֵד

What it means

a spotter, i.e. the owner or tender

a spotter (of sheep or cattle), i.e. the owner or tender (who thus marks them)

Where it comes from

active participle from the same as nâqôd (נָקֹד)

How the King James translates it

  • sheepmaster1
  • herdmen1

Every place it appears 2

2 Kings3:4
Amos1:1