Hebrew · Strong's H5221 · Verb
נָכָה
na·khah
to smite
500times used
460verses
31books
How it's translated
- and he struck down36
- and he struck29
- and they struck down25
- he struck down15
- and he struck down him10
- and he defeated8
- and they struck8
- and he struck down them7
Definition
1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill
1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten
1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust
1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)
1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage
1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy
The forms it takes
Stem
Form
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 39% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Perfect (qatal) 20% a complete action, usually past
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 10% and then …: future or instructions
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 9% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Participle 9% one who is doing
- Infinitive 8% “to …”, or for emphasis
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- 1 Samuel46
- 2 Samuel46
- 2 Kings43
- Joshua35
- Judges29
- Jeremiah29
- Numbers28
- Exodus27
- 1 Chronicles24
- Deuteronomy21
…and 21 more books.
Every verse
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