H5221Hebrewyyaḵ

נָכָה

beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.

497
Total Occurrences
30
Books
497
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill
  • 2(niphal) to be stricken or smitten
  • 3(pual) to be stricken or smitten
  • 4(hiphil)
  • 5(hophal) to be smitten

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: nâkâh; Pronunciation: naw-kaw'