נָכָה (nâkâh) — Beat
Hebrew word study: נָכָה (nâkâh), Strong's H5221. to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: 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.
Strong's H5221 is tagged on 500 words in 460 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:15 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 460)
- Genesis 4:15 — הַכּוֹת — to strike
- Genesis 8:21 — לְהַכּוֹת — to strike down
- Genesis 14:5 — וַיַּכּוּ — and they defeated
- Genesis 14:7 — וַיַּכּוּ — and they defeated
- Genesis 14:15 — וַיַּכֵּם — and he attacked them
- Genesis 14:17 — מֵהַכּוֹת — from defeating
- Genesis 19:11 — הִכּוּ — they struck
- Genesis 32:8 — וְהִכָּהוּ — and he will attack it
- Genesis 32:11 — וְהִכַּנִי — and he will attack me
- Genesis 34:30 — וְהִכּוּנִי — and they will attack me
- Genesis 36:35 — הַמַּכֶּה — who defeated
- Genesis 37:21 — נַכֶּנּוּ — let us strike him
- Exodus 2:11 — מַכֶּה — striking
- Exodus 2:12 — וַיַּךְ — and he struck down
- Exodus 2:13 — תַכֶּה — are you striking
- Exodus 3:20 — וְהִכֵּיתִי — and I will strike
- Exodus 5:14 — וַיֻּכּוּ — and they were struck
- Exodus 5:16 — מֻכִּים — are being struck
- Exodus 7:17 — מַכֶּה — am about to strike
- Exodus 7:20 — וַיַּךְ — and he struck
- Exodus 7:25 — הַכּוֹת — struck
- Exodus 8:16 — וְהַךְ — and strike
- Exodus 8:17 — וַיַּךְ — and he struck
- Exodus 9:15 — וָאַךְ — and I struck
- Exodus 9:25 — וַיַּךְ — and it struck
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4347 מַכָּה (makkâh), H5222 נֵכֶה (nêkeh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does nâkâh (H5221) mean?
To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively).
How is H5221 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5221 as: 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..
How often does נָכָה (nâkâh) appear?
Strong's H5221 is tagged on 500 words in 460 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:15 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.
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