Strong’s H4995 · Hebrew

נָא
nâʼ
naw

Definition

properly, tough, i.e. uncooked (flesh)

Etymology

apparently from H5106 (נוּא) in the sense of harshness from refusal;

Where the KJV renders it

  • raw

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What the first audience heard

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