נָקַף

vb. go around (intrans.), (Ecclus 45:9 Hiph. ויקיפהו surround something with (2 acc.); Pf. 3 fs. הקיפה 43:12 (acc. + ב instr.); NH Hiph. הִקִּיף = BH; also = cling to, be attached, joined to, and so Aramaic אַקֵּיף (Aph.), ܢܩܶܦ );— Impf. חַגִּים יִנְקֹ֑פוּ Is 29:1 (fig.) let feasts go around, i.e. run the round (of the year). Pf. הִקִּיף Jb 19:6; 3 fs. הִקִּ֫יפָה Is 15:8; 3 pl. הִקִּ֫יפוּ Jb 1:5 ψ 88:18, וְהִקִּיפוּ consec. 2 Ch 23:7, sf. הִקִּיפוּנִי ψ 22:17; 2 mpl. וְהִקַּפְתֶּם consec. 2 K 11:8; Impf. וַיַּקַּף La 3:5; 3 mpl. יַקִּ֫יפוּ ψ 17:9, וַיַּקִּ֫פוּ 2 K 6:14; 2 mpl. תַּקִּ֫פוּ Lv 19:27; Imv. mpl. sf. הָקִּיפ֫וּהָ ψ 48:13; Inf. abs. הַקֵּיף Jos 6:3, הַקֵּף v 11; Pt. pl. מַקִּ(י)פִים 1 K 7:24 2 Ch 4:3;— go around, surround, encompass: go around, c. acc. of city, Jos 6:3 cf. v 11 (acc. om.), ψ 48:13 (all ‖ סָבָב); also (fig.) הִקִּ֫יפָה הַזְּעָקָה אֶת־ Is 15:8 the cry hath gone about the border of Moab. surround, encompass, enclose, usually c. עַל־: וַיַּקִּ֫פוּ עַל־הָעִיר 2 K 6:14 and they closed in upon the city (beleaguered it); c. עַל pers. 2 K 11:8 (+ סָבִיב), ψ 17:9; 88:18 (‖ סָבַב), + acc. rei Jb 19:6 he hath closed his net in upon me, cf. La 3:5; less often c. acc. pers. ψ 22:17 (‖ סָבַב), 2 Ch 23:7 (‖ 2 K 11:8; + סָבִיב), also of inanim. things 1 K 7:24 = 2 Ch 4:3 (both + סָבִיב, ‖ סָבַב). make the round, i.e. complete the circuit הִקּ׳ יְמֵי הַמִּשְׁתֶּה Jb 1:5 when the days of feasting had completed their circuit. make round, round off (lit.): לֹא תַקּ׳ פְּאַת רֹאשְׁכֶם Lv 19:27 (‖ לֹא תַשְׁחִית אֵת פְּאַת זְקָנֶ֑ךָ), of heathen rite.