נָכָה

Strong’s Definition

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: nâkâh; Pronunciation: naw-kaw'