5218. nake'
Berean Strong's Lexicon
nake': Innocent, blameless, free from guilt

Original Word: נָקֶא
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: nake'
Pronunciation: naw-keh'
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-kay')
Definition: Innocent, blameless, free from guilt
Meaning: smitten, afflicted

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָקָה (nakah), meaning "to be clean" or "to be free from guilt."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1344 (δικαιόω, dikaioō): To justify, to declare righteous

- G2513 (καθαρός, katharos): Clean, pure

Usage: The Hebrew word "nake'" is used to describe a state of being innocent or free from guilt. It often refers to individuals who are morally blameless or who have been acquitted of wrongdoing. In the context of the Old Testament, it can also imply ceremonial cleanliness or purity.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the concept of innocence was closely tied to both legal and religious contexts. Being declared "nake'" could mean being found not guilty in a legal sense or being ritually pure according to the laws of the Torah. The pursuit of innocence was a significant aspect of maintaining one's standing within the community and before God. Sacrifices and rituals were often performed to restore purity and innocence when it was lost.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[נָכָא] adjective stricken; — masculine plural נְכָאִים Isaiah 16:7 (Köii. 1, 73), of Moab prostrated by conquest.

[נָכֵא] adjective id., always feminine רוּחַ נְכֵאָה a stricken spirit, Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22 (both opposed to לֵב שָׁמֵךְַ), Proverbs 18:14.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
broken, stricken, wounded

Or nakat {naw-kaw'}; from naka'; smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted -- broken, stricken, wounded.

see HEBREW naka'

Forms and Transliterations
וְנִכְאֵ֨ה ונכאה נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה נְכֵאָֽה׃ נְכָאִֽים׃ נכאה נכאה׃ נכאים׃ nə·ḵā·’îm nə·ḵê·’āh nechaIm necheAh nəḵā’îm nəḵê’āh venichEh wə·niḵ·’êh wəniḵ’êh
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 109:16
HEB: עָנִ֣י וְ֭אֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב לְמוֹתֵֽת׃
INT: the afflicted and needy broken heart to put

Proverbs 15:13
HEB: לֵ֝ב ר֣וּחַ נְכֵאָֽה׃
NAS: is sad, the spirit is broken.
KJV: of the heart the spirit is broken.
INT: the heart the spirit is broken

Proverbs 17:22
HEB: גֵּהָ֑ה וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה תְּיַבֶּשׁ־ גָּֽרֶם׃
NAS: medicine, But a broken spirit
KJV: [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit
INT: medicine spirit A broken dries the bones

Proverbs 18:14
HEB: מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: his sickness, But [as for] a broken spirit
KJV: his infirmity; but a wounded spirit
INT: his sickness spirit a broken who bear

Isaiah 16:7
HEB: תֶּהְגּ֖וּ אַךְ־ נְכָאִֽים׃
NAS: of Kir-hareseth As those who are utterly
KJV: shall ye mourn; surely [they are] stricken.
INT: will moan are utterly who

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5218
5 Occurrences


nə·ḵā·’îm — 1 Occ.
nə·ḵê·’āh — 3 Occ.
wə·niḵ·’êh — 1 Occ.
















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