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Malakiym Aleph 8:41–43 (1 Kings)

And also concerning the Nakri, who is not of Your people Yashar'al but comes from a distant land because of Your Sham, for they shall hear of Your great Sham, Your strong hand, and Your outstretched arm, and he comes and prays toward this house, then Shama in the Shamayim, Your dwelling place, and ʿAsah according to all for which the Nakri calls to You, so that all peoples of the Arats may Yada Your Sham, to Yara You, as Your people Yashar'al do, and to Yada that this house that I have built is called by Your Sham.

Meaning

Nakri נכר · N-K-R · Na-kar

A foreigner, a stranger, one of another people. Nakri is the foreign one.

Yashar'al ישראל · Ya-shar-'al

Yashar'al, the covenant people; those who persevere with El.

Sham שם · Sh-M · Sham

Name; not a mere label but identity, reputation, and authority.

Shama שמע · Sh-M-ʿ · Sha-maʿ

To hear, listen, heed, and respond; hearing that carries the expected obedience.

Shamayim שמים · Sha-ma-yim

The heavens, the sky.

ʿAsah עשה · ʿ-S-H · ʿA-sah

To do, make, or accomplish; to put a matter into practice.

Arats ארץ · A-R-Ts · A-rats

The earth, the land, the ground.

Yada ידע · Y-D-ʿ · Ya-daʿ

To know by experience and relationship, not merely to hold information.

Yara ירא · Y-R-A · Ya-ra

To fear, revere, stand in awe; reverent respect that shapes conduct. The noun is Yirah.

Question answered: Could a Nakri call upon Yahuah after hearing of His Sham? Yes.
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