נִקֵּב
Meanings
Pi'el verb
1. to punch, to perforate
Pronunciation
nikév
Examples4
הִיא נִקְּבָה אֵת הַבָּלוֹן.
She pricked the balloon.
הוּא שָׁבַר שְׁתֵּי צלעות וְנִקֵּב רֵאָה.
He broke two ribs and punctured his lung.
מַסְמֵר נִקֵּב אֵת הַצְּמִיג.
A nail punctured the tire.
רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, עַד שֶׁתְּנַקֵּב לבַּיִת הַסִּמְפּוֹנוֹת
Rabbi Shimon says: It is not a tereifa unless it is perforated through to the bronchi.