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נָכָה

na.khah · to smite

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

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. Isaiah 1:5 תֻכּ֛וּ tu.Ku · An action: being caused, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

  2. Isaiah 5:25 וַיַּכֵּ֗הוּ vai.ya.Ke.hu · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Therefore is the anger of Jehovah kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them; and the mountains tremble, and their dead bodies are as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

  3. Isaiah 9:13 הַמַּכֵּ֑הוּ ha.ma.Ke.hu · An -ing word: causing it

    Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

  4. Isaiah 10:20 מַכֵּ֑הוּ ma.Ke.hu · An -ing word: causing it

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and they that are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again lean upon him that smote them, but shall lean upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

  5. Isaiah 10:24 יַכֶּ֔כָּה ya.Ke.kah · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Therefore thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian, though he smite thee with the rod, and lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.

  6. Isaiah 11:4 וְהִֽכָּה־ ve.hi.kah- · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  7. Isaiah 11:15 וְהִכָּ֙הוּ֙ ve.hi.Ka.hu · An action: causing it, and then it will happen, done by him, her or it

    And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod.

  8. Isaiah 14:6 מַכֶּ֤ה ma.Keh · An -ing word: causing it

    that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

  9. Isaiah 14:29 מַכֵּ֑ךְ ma.Kekh · An -ing word: causing it

    Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

  10. Isaiah 27:7 מַכֵּ֖הוּ ma.Ke.hu · An -ing word: causing it

    Hath he smitten them as he smote those that smote them? or are they slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by them?

  11. Isaiah 27:7 הִכָּ֑הוּ hi.Ka.hu · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Hath he smitten them as he smote those that smote them? or are they slain according to the slaughter of them that were slain by them?

  12. Isaiah 30:31 יַכֶּֽה׃ ya.Keh · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    For through the voice of Jehovah shall the Assyrian be dismayed; with his rod will he smite him.

  13. Isaiah 37:36 וַיַּכֶּה֙ vai.ya.Keh · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

  14. Isaiah 37:38 הִכֻּ֣הוּ hi.Ku.hu · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

  15. Isaiah 49:10 יַכֵּ֥ם ya.Kem · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.

  16. Isaiah 50:6 לְמַכִּ֔ים le.ma.Kim · An -ing word: causing it

    I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

  17. Isaiah 53:4 מֻכֵּ֥ה mu.Keh · An -ing word: being caused, it is done to the subject

    Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

  18. Isaiah 57:17 וְאַכֵּ֖הוּ ve.'a.Ke.hu · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

  19. Isaiah 58:4 וּלְהַכּ֖וֹת u.le.ha.Kot · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

  20. Isaiah 60:10 הִכִּיתִ֔יךְ hi.ki.Tikh · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.

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