נִפְקָא
𐤍𐤐𐤒𐤀
niphqâʼ
H5313 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A going out, outgoing, or what goes out; specifically refers to expenditure or expense in administrative or financial contexts within Biblical Aramaic.
Semantic Range
outgoing, something that goes out, expenditure, expense, outgoing payment, financial outlay
Root / Etymology
Aramaic noun formed from the verbal root נְפַק, 'to go out' or 'to come forth.' The form נִפְקָא is a feminine noun signifying 'that which goes out,' with a semantic development specifically for what is expended or put out (i.e., an expense).
Historical & Contextual Notes
In Biblical Aramaic, particularly in Daniel (e.g., Dan 6:3[2]), נִפְקָא is used within the context of royal administration and accounting to denote expenses or financial outlays from a treasury or budget. The word appears only in the Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible, and does not occur in Hebrew texts; in Imperial Aramaic and later Jewish Aramaic, the term retains a similar financial meaning. Hebrew parallels like הוֹצָאָה (hotza’ah, 'expense, outgoing') or מוֹצָא (motza’, 'that which comes out') serve comparable functions but with subtly different semantic focus; נִפְקָא more directly ties the notion of 'going out' to monetary outflow. Typical English translations as 'expense' or 'outlay' generally capture the functional meaning but may lose the word's underlying imagery of movement or exit associated with the root. No theological or cultic connotation attaches to the term; it is mundane and administrative in usage.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
(Aramaic) from נְפַק; an outgo, i.e. expense; expense.
Bantu Hebrew
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נפק (n-p-q) — to go out, come forth, emerge
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H5312 | נְפַק | he brought out |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H5313-01 |
נִפְקְתָ֛/א | nifeqeta | ANcfsd/Td |
expense-the | the outgoing expense | 1 | |
H5313-02 |
וְ/נִ֨פְקְתָ֔/א | venifeqeta | AC/Ncfsd/Td |
and-expense-its | the outgoing outlay | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 occurrences