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נָכָה
nâkâh(naw-kaw')

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

501 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word

Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

Strong’s Definition

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

Translated in KJV as

beatcast forthclapgive (wounds)[idiom] go forward[idiom] indeedkillmake (slaughter)murdererpunishslaughterslay(-er, -ing)smite(-r, -ing)strikebe stricken(give) stripes[idiom] surelywound.

Etymology

a primitive root;

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