נָכָה

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)

Every occurrence

1. Exodus 2:11 מַכֶּ֥ה ma.Keh · An -ing word: causing it

   And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

2. Exodus 2:12 וַיַּךְ֙ vai.yaKh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

3. Exodus 2:13 תַכֶּ֖ה ta.Keh · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

   And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

4. Exodus 3:20 וְהִכֵּיתִ֣י ve.hi.kei.Ti · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

   And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

5. Exodus 5:14 וַיֻּכּ֗וּ vai.yu.Ku · An action: being caused, and then it happened, done by them

   And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day, in making brick as heretofore?

6. Exodus 5:16 מֻכִּ֖ים mu.Kim · An -ing word: being caused, it is done to the subject

   There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

7. Exodus 7:17 מַכֶּ֣ה׀ ma.Keh · An -ing word: causing it

   Thus saith Jehovah, In this thou shalt know that I am Jehovah: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

8. Exodus 7:20 וַיַּ֤ךְ vai.Yakh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

   And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

9. Exodus 7:25 הַכּוֹת־ ha.kot- · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

   And seven days were fulfilled, after that Jehovah had smitten the river.

10. Exodus 8:16 וְהַ֖ךְ ve.Hakh · A command to you: causing it

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

11. Exodus 8:17 וַיַּךְ֙ vai.yaKh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

12. Exodus 9:15 וָאַ֥ךְ va.'Akh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by me

    For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:

13. Exodus 9:25 וַיַּ֨ךְ vai.Yakh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

14. Exodus 9:25 הִכָּ֣ה hi.Kah · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

15. Exodus 9:31 נֻכָּ֑תָה nu.Ka.tah · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the flax and the barley were smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was in bloom.

16. Exodus 9:32 נֻכּ֑וּ nu.Ku · An action: strong action received, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

17. Exodus 12:12 וְהִכֵּיתִ֤י ve.hi.kei.Ti · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by me

    For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah.

18. Exodus 12:13 בְּהַכֹּתִ֖י be.ha.ko.Ti · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

19. Exodus 12:29 הִכָּ֣ה hi.Kah · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.

20. Exodus 17:5 הִכִּ֤יתָ hi.Ki.ta · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go.

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