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Hebrew word study

נָכָהnâkâh — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

Pronounced “naw-kaw'”

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

Translated in the King James as: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), go forward, indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, surely, wound.

Appears 498 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 12×
Genesis 4:15Genesis 8:21Genesis 14:5Genesis 14:7Genesis 14:15Genesis 14:17Genesis 19:11Genesis 32:8Genesis 32:11Genesis 34:30Genesis 36:35Genesis 37:21
Exodus — 28×
Exodus 2:11Exodus 2:12Exodus 2:13Exodus 3:20Exodus 5:14Exodus 5:16Exodus 7:17Exodus 7:20Exodus 7:25Exodus 8:16Exodus 8:17Exodus 9:15Exodus 9:25Exodus 9:31Exodus 9:32Exodus 12:12Exodus 12:13Exodus 12:29Exodus 17:5Exodus 17:6Exodus 21:12Exodus 21:15Exodus 21:18Exodus 21:19Exodus 21:20+ 3 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 5×
Leviticus 24:17Leviticus 24:18Leviticus 24:21Leviticus 26:24+ 1 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 29×
Numbers 3:13Numbers 8:17Numbers 11:33Numbers 14:12Numbers 14:45Numbers 20:11Numbers 21:24Numbers 21:35Numbers 22:6Numbers 22:23Numbers 22:25Numbers 22:27Numbers 22:28Numbers 22:32Numbers 25:14Numbers 25:15Numbers 25:17Numbers 25:18Numbers 32:4Numbers 33:4Numbers 35:11Numbers 35:15Numbers 35:16Numbers 35:17Numbers 35:18+ 4 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 24×
Deuteronomy 1:4Deuteronomy 2:33Deuteronomy 3:3Deuteronomy 4:46Deuteronomy 7:2Deuteronomy 13:15Deuteronomy 19:4Deuteronomy 19:6Deuteronomy 19:11Deuteronomy 20:13Deuteronomy 21:1Deuteronomy 25:2Deuteronomy 25:3Deuteronomy 25:11Deuteronomy 27:24Deuteronomy 27:25Deuteronomy 28:22Deuteronomy 28:27Deuteronomy 28:28Deuteronomy 28:35Deuteronomy 29:7+ 3 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 38×
Joshua 7:3Joshua 7:5Joshua 8:21Joshua 8:22Joshua 8:24Joshua 9:18Joshua 10:4Joshua 10:10Joshua 10:20Joshua 10:26Joshua 10:28Joshua 10:30Joshua 10:32Joshua 10:33Joshua 10:35Joshua 10:37Joshua 10:39Joshua 10:40Joshua 10:41Joshua 11:8Joshua 11:10Joshua 11:11Joshua 11:12Joshua 11:14Joshua 11:17+ 13 more in Joshua
Judges — 29×
Judges 1:4Judges 1:5Judges 1:8Judges 1:10Judges 1:12Judges 1:17Judges 1:25Judges 3:13Judges 3:29Judges 3:31Judges 6:16Judges 7:13Judges 8:11Judges 9:43Judges 9:44Judges 11:21Judges 11:33Judges 12:4Judges 14:19Judges 15:8Judges 15:15Judges 15:16Judges 18:27Judges 20:31Judges 20:37+ 4 more in Judges
1 Samuel — 52×
1 Sam 2:141 Sam 4:21 Sam 4:81 Sam 5:61 Sam 5:91 Sam 5:121 Sam 6:191 Sam 7:111 Sam 11:111 Sam 13:31 Sam 13:41 Sam 14:141 Sam 14:311 Sam 14:481 Sam 15:31 Sam 15:71 Sam 17:91 Sam 17:251 Sam 17:261 Sam 17:271 Sam 17:351 Sam 17:361 Sam 17:461 Sam 17:491 Sam 17:50+ 27 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 47×
2 Sam 1:12 Sam 1:152 Sam 2:222 Sam 2:232 Sam 2:312 Sam 3:272 Sam 4:62 Sam 4:72 Sam 5:82 Sam 5:202 Sam 5:242 Sam 5:252 Sam 6:72 Sam 8:12 Sam 8:22 Sam 8:32 Sam 8:52 Sam 8:92 Sam 8:102 Sam 8:132 Sam 10:182 Sam 11:152 Sam 11:212 Sam 12:92 Sam 13:28+ 22 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 22×
1 Ki 11:151 Ki 14:151 Ki 15:201 Ki 15:271 Ki 15:291 Ki 16:71 Ki 16:101 Ki 16:111 Ki 16:161 Ki 20:201 Ki 20:211 Ki 20:291 Ki 20:351 Ki 20:361 Ki 20:371 Ki 22:241 Ki 22:34+ 5 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 55×
2 Ki 2:82 Ki 2:142 Ki 3:192 Ki 3:232 Ki 3:242 Ki 3:252 Ki 6:182 Ki 6:212 Ki 6:222 Ki 8:212 Ki 8:282 Ki 8:292 Ki 9:72 Ki 9:152 Ki 9:242 Ki 9:272 Ki 10:92 Ki 10:112 Ki 10:172 Ki 10:252 Ki 10:322 Ki 11:122 Ki 12:202 Ki 12:212 Ki 13:17+ 30 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 25×
1 Chr 1:461 Chr 4:411 Chr 4:431 Chr 10:21 Chr 11:61 Chr 11:141 Chr 11:221 Chr 11:231 Chr 13:101 Chr 14:111 Chr 14:151 Chr 14:161 Chr 18:11 Chr 18:21 Chr 18:31 Chr 18:51 Chr 18:91 Chr 18:101 Chr 18:121 Chr 20:11 Chr 20:41 Chr 20:51 Chr 20:71 Chr 21:7+ 1 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 20×
2 Chr 13:172 Chr 14:142 Chr 14:152 Chr 16:42 Chr 18:232 Chr 18:332 Chr 21:92 Chr 22:52 Chr 22:62 Chr 25:32 Chr 25:112 Chr 25:132 Chr 25:142 Chr 25:162 Chr 25:192 Chr 28:52 Chr 28:172 Chr 28:232 Chr 33:25+ 1 more in 2 Chronicles
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 13:25
Esther — 1×
Esther 9:5
Job — 4×
Job 1:15Job 1:17Job 2:7Job 16:10
Psalms — 14×
Psalms 3:7Psalms 60:1Psalms 69:26Psalms 78:20Psalms 78:51Psalms 78:66Psalms 102:4Psalms 105:33Psalms 105:36Psalms 121:6Psalms 135:8Psalms 135:10Psalms 136:10Psalms 136:17
Proverbs — 6×
Proverbs 17:10Proverbs 17:26Proverbs 19:25Proverbs 23:13Proverbs 23:14Proverbs 23:35
Song of Solomon — 1×
Song 5:7
Isaiah — 21×
Isaiah 1:5Isaiah 5:25Isaiah 9:13Isaiah 10:20Isaiah 10:24Isaiah 11:4Isaiah 11:15Isaiah 14:6Isaiah 14:29Isaiah 27:7Isaiah 30:31Isaiah 37:36Isaiah 37:38Isaiah 49:10Isaiah 50:6Isaiah 53:4Isaiah 57:17Isaiah 58:4Isaiah 60:10Isaiah 66:3+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 30×
Jeremiah 2:30Jeremiah 5:3Jeremiah 5:6Jeremiah 14:19Jeremiah 18:18Jeremiah 18:21Jeremiah 20:2Jeremiah 20:4Jeremiah 21:6Jeremiah 21:7Jeremiah 26:23Jeremiah 29:21Jeremiah 30:14Jeremiah 33:5Jeremiah 37:10Jeremiah 37:15Jeremiah 40:14Jeremiah 40:15Jeremiah 41:2Jeremiah 41:3Jeremiah 41:9Jeremiah 41:16Jeremiah 41:18Jeremiah 43:11Jeremiah 46:2+ 5 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 3:30
Ezekiel — 13×
Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 6:11Ezekiel 7:9Ezekiel 9:5Ezekiel 9:7Ezekiel 9:8Ezekiel 21:14Ezekiel 21:17Ezekiel 22:13Ezekiel 32:15Ezekiel 33:21Ezekiel 39:3Ezekiel 40:1
Daniel — 1×
Daniel 8:7
Hosea — 3×
Hosea 6:1Hosea 9:16Hosea 14:5
Amos — 4×
Amos 3:15Amos 4:9Amos 6:11Amos 9:1
Jonah — 2×
Jonah 4:7Jonah 4:8
Micah — 2×
Micah 5:1Micah 6:13
Haggai — 1×
Haggai 2:17
Zechariah — 6×
Zech 9:4Zech 10:11Zech 12:4Zech 13:6Zech 13:7+ 1 more in Zechariah
Malachi — 1×
Malachi 4:6

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