נְקַר ch. same Targ. Y. Num. XXI, 35. Targ. I Sam. XI, 2 מִיקַּר (ed. Wil. מֵיקַר); a. e.—Yalk. Prov. 963 דין נָקֵיר וכ׳ the one (the raven) picks the eye out, and the other (the eagle) eats it; Midr. Sam. ch. VII נָאקֵר.—Pesik. B’shall., p. 93ᵇ one worm דעתידא דנַקְרָא וכ׳ which shall bite me behind the ear.—Y. Sabb. XII, beg. 13ᶜ ההן דנ׳ כיפין וכ׳ he who chisels stones, columns, millstones &c.; a. e.—Part. pass. נְקִיר. Kidd. 80ᵇ אם איתא דנ׳ וכ׳ if it had been picked at (by the hens after drinking of a red liquid), it would have been noticeable.
Pa. - נַקֵּר same. Y. Ter. VIII, 45ᶜ top הוה מְנַקְּרָא בתאינייא a serpent had been biting at figs.—M. Kat. 10ᵃ דקא מְנַקֵּר ריחיא (Ms. M. נְקַרִ) whetted millstones &c.