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נָכָה

na.khah · to smite

Hebrew · Strong's H5221 · Verb · Sounds like: naw-kaw' · 500 occurrences

English

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); 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 Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
[נָכָה] 501 vb. smite (not in Qal)
Niph. and he shall be smitten [struck by weapon in battle] and die
Pu. both be smitten down by the hail
Hiph.
1.
a. lit., smite (with a single, non-fatal, blow), strike
b. smite repeatedly, beat a man
c. and they clapped hands (in applause)
d. give a thrust (with fork) into pot; strike roots
e. rarely smite (in battle) so as (merely) to wound
f. smite, of sun
2. Smite fatally
3. Smite = attack, attack and destroy a company
4. Of God
a. smite with a plague, disease, etc.
b. smite = chastise, or send judgment upon
c. of God’s destroying palaces
Hoph. be smitten

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Chronicles 13:17 וַיַּכּ֥וּ vai.ya.Ku · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  2. 2 Chronicles 14:14 וַיַּכּ֗וּ vai.ya.Ku · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of Jehovah came upon them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

  3. 2 Chronicles 14:15 הִכּ֑וּ hi.Ku · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep in abundance, and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.

  4. 2 Chronicles 16:4 וַיַּכּוּ֙ vai.ya.Ku · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.

  5. 2 Chronicles 18:23 וַיַּ֥ךְ vai.Yakh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak unto thee?

  6. 2 Chronicles 18:33 וַיַּךְ֙ vai.yaKh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.

  7. 2 Chronicles 21:9 וַיַּ֗ךְ vai.Yakh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots.

  8. 2 Chronicles 22:5 וַיַּכּ֥וּ vai.ya.Ku · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram.

  9. 2 Chronicles 22:6 הִכֻּ֣הוּ hi.Ku.hu · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

  10. 2 Chronicles 25:3 הַמַּכִּ֖ים ha.ma.Kim · An -ing word: causing it

    Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

  11. 2 Chronicles 25:11 וַיַּ֥ךְ vai.Yakh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

  12. 2 Chronicles 25:13 וַיַּכּ֤וּ vai.ya.Ku · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote of them three thousand, and took much spoil.

  13. 2 Chronicles 25:14 מֵֽהַכּ֣וֹת me.ha.Kot · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

  14. 2 Chronicles 25:16 יַכּ֑וּךָ ya.Ku.kha · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

  15. 2 Chronicles 25:19 הִכִּ֙יתָ֙ hi.Ki.ta · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

  16. 2 Chronicles 28:5 וַיַּ֨כּוּ־ vai.Ya.ku- · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    Wherefore Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

  17. 2 Chronicles 28:5 וַיַּךְ־ vai.yakh- · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Wherefore Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

  18. 2 Chronicles 28:17 וַיַּכּ֥וּ vai.ya.Ku · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.

  19. 2 Chronicles 28:23 הַמַּכִּ֣ים ha.ma.Kim · An -ing word: causing it

    For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

  20. 2 Chronicles 33:25 וַיַּכּוּ֙ vai.ya.Ku · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by them

    But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

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