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Lexicon :: Strong's H5352 - nāqâ

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נָקָה
Transliteration
nāqâ
Pronunciation
naw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1412

Strong’s Definitions

נָקָה nâqâh, naw-kaw'; a primitive root; to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated:—acquit × at all, × altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, × by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, × utterly, × wholly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H5352 in the following manner: unpunished (11x), guiltless (5x), innocent (5x), clear (4x), cleanse (3x), free (2x), by no means (2x), acquit (2x), altogether (2x), cut off (2x), at all (1x), blameless (1x), desolate (1x), quit (1x), utterly (1x), wholly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x
The KJV translates Strong's H5352 in the following manner: unpunished (11x), guiltless (5x), innocent (5x), clear (4x), cleanse (3x), free (2x), by no means (2x), acquit (2x), altogether (2x), cut off (2x), at all (1x), blameless (1x), desolate (1x), quit (1x), utterly (1x), wholly (1x).

  1. to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off

    1. (Qal) to be empty, be clean, be pure

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be cleaned out, be purged out

      2. to be clean, be free from guilt, be innocent

      3. to be free, be exempt from punishment

      4. to be free, be exempt from obligation

    3. (Piel)

      1. to hold innocent, acquit

      2. to leave unpunished

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָקָה nâqâh, naw-kaw'; a primitive root; to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated:—acquit × at all, × altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, × by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, × utterly, × wholly.
STRONGS H5352: Abbreviations
† [נָקָה] verb be empty(?), clean (Ecclus 16:11b Niph. Imperfect ינקה be unpunished, so Ecclesiasticus 40:15; Ecclesiasticus 31:5 = Proverbs 28:20; Late Hebrew Pi. = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic נְקָא Pa. = Biblical Hebrew, adjective נְקֵא clean; Phoenician נקי adjective pure; Palmyrene נקא be clean (perhaps) in proper name SachauZMG xxxv (1881), 735 Lzb325; Assyrian nâkû, pour out, pour libation, make offering, nikû, libation, offering; Old Aramaic נקיה perhaps = נוּקָיָה libation (Lzb326), compare Syriac bdb066703 Cook83; Syriac bdb066704 Pa. pour out, make a libation; on the other hand, Arabic bdb066705 purus, mundus fuit Kam Frey; II. cleanse, etc., Lane3037. — Original meaning probably empty out, hence pour and be empty, clean); **Targum נְקָא Pa. = cleanse (with lye) Isaiah 1:25; adjective נְקֵא clean of bread or fruit Genesis 40:16 TargumJ i, Deuteronomy 6:3 TargumJ ii, = exempt (Biblical Hebrew נָקִי) 1 Kings 15:22. —
Qal Infinitive absolute נָקֹה Jeremiah 49:12 (נָקֹה תִּנָּקֶה, probably error for הנקה ת׳, compare Jeremiah 25:29).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִקָּה Zechariah 5:3 + 5 times; feminine נִקְּתָה Numbers 5:28; נִקָּ֑תָה Isaiah 3:26; 2nd person masculine singular נִקֵּיתָ Genesis 24:8; 1st person singular נִקֵּיתִי Judges 15:3 + 2 times; Imperfect יִנָקֶה Proverbs 6:29 + 6 times; 2nd person masculine singular תִּנָּקֶה Genesis 24:41 + 2 times; plural תִּנָּקוּ Jeremiah 25:29 (twice in verse); Imperative הִנָּקֹי Numbers 5:19; Infinitive הִנָּקִה Jeremiah 25:29; —
1. be cleaned out, of a plundered city Isaiah 3:26; purged out, of liars and perjurers Zechariah 5:3 (twice in verse).
2. be clean, free from guilt, innocent, Jeremiah 2:35 with מִן, מִפֶּשַׁע Psalm 19:14; מֵעָוֺן Numbers 5:31(P); מִפְּלִשְׁתִּים from (at the hands of) the Philistines Judges 15:3.
3. be free, exempt from punishment, absolute Exodus 21:19 (E) Numbers 5:28 (P) 1 Samuel 26:9; לֹא יִנָּקֶה Proverbs 6:29; Proverbs 11:21; Proverbs 16:5; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 19:5, 9; Proverbs 28:20; Jeremiah 25:29 (3 times in verse); Jeremiah 49:12b, נָקֹה תִּנָּקֶה Jeremiah 49:12a.
4. free, exempt from obligation, with מִן, from oaths Genesis 24:8, 41 (J); מִמֵּי הַמָּרִים from effects of drinking the bitter water Numbers 5:19 (P).
Piel Perfect 1st person singular נִקֵּיתִי Joshua 4:21 (Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version נִקַּמְתִּי; so Now SS Buhl); Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְנַקֶּה Exodus 20:7 + 2 times; יְנַקֵּ֑ה Numbers 14:18; Nahum 1:3; 2nd person masculine singular suffix תְּנַקֵּנִי Job 9:28; Job 10:14; תְּנַקֵּהוּ 1 Kings 2:9; 1st person singular suffix אֲנַקֶּ֑ךָּ Jeremiah 30:11; Jeremiah 46:28; Imperative suffix נַקֵּנִי Psalm 19:13; Infinitive absolute נַקֵּה Exodus 34:7 + 4 times; —
1. hold innocent, acquit, Job 9:28; מֵעֲוֺנִי Job 10:4; מִנִּסְתּרוֺת Psalm 19:13.
2. leave unpunished: of man, with accusative 1 Kings 2:9; elsewhere of God: absolute נַקֵּה לאֹ יְנַקֶּה Exodus 34:7 (twice in verse) = Numbers 14:18 (twice in verse) (all J) = Nahum 1:3 (twice in verse); with accusative לאֹ יְנַקֶּה Exodus 20:7 = Deuteronomy 5:11; נַקֵּה לאֹ אֲנַקֶּךָּ Jeremiah 30:11 (twice in verse) = Jeremiah 46:28 (twice in verse), compare Joel 4:21 (twice in verse) (but see above).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5343.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:8; 24:8; 24:41; 24:41; 40:16

Exodus

20:7; 20:7; 21:19; 34:7; 34:7

Numbers

5:19; 5:19; 5:28; 5:28; 5:31; 14:18; 14:18

Deuteronomy

5:11; 6:3

Joshua

4:21

Judges

15:3; 15:3

1 Samuel

26:9

1 Kings

2:9; 2:9; 15:22

Job

9:28; 9:28; 10:4; 10:14

Psalms

19:13; 19:13; 19:14

Proverbs

6:29; 6:29; 11:21; 16:5; 17:5; 19:5; 19:9; 28:20; 28:20

Isaiah

1:25; 3:26; 3:26

Jeremiah

2:35; 25:29; 25:29; 25:29; 25:29; 30:11; 30:11; 46:28; 46:28; 49:12; 49:12; 49:12

Nahum

1:3; 1:3

Zechariah

5:3; 5:3

H5352

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5352 matches the Hebrew נָקָה (nāqâ),
which occurs 44 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:8 - וְאִם־לֹא תֹאבֶה הָאִשָּׁה לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֶיךָ וְנִקִּיתָ מִשְּׁבֻעָתִי זֹאת רַק אֶת־בְּנִי לֹא תָשֵׁב שָׁמָּה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:41 - אָז תִּנָּקֶה מֵאָלָתִי כִּי תָבֹוא אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי וְאִם־לֹא יִתְּנוּ לָךְ וְהָיִיתָ נָקִי מֵאָלָתִי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:7 - לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת־שֵׁם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהוָה אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂא אֶת־שְׁמֹו לַשָּׁוְא׃ פ

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:19 - אִם־יָקוּם וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחוּץ עַל־מִשְׁעַנְתֹּו וְנִקָּה הַמַּכֶּה רַק שִׁבְתֹּו יִתֵּן וְרַפֹּא יְרַפֵּא׃ ס

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:7 - נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבֹות עַל־בָּנִים וְעַל־בְּנֵי בָנִים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:19 - וְהִשְׁבִּיעַ אֹתָהּ הַכֹּהֵן וְאָמַר אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה אִם־לֹא שָׁכַב אִישׁ אֹתָךְ וְאִם־לֹא שָׂטִית טֻמְאָה תַּחַת אִישֵׁךְ הִנָּקִי מִמֵּי הַמָּרִים הַמְאָרֲרִים הָאֵלֶּה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:28 - וְאִם־לֹא נִטְמְאָה הָאִשָּׁה וּטְהֹרָה הִוא וְנִקְּתָה וְנִזְרְעָה זָרַע׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:31 - וְנִקָּה הָאִישׁ מֵעָוֹן וְהָאִשָּׁה הַהִוא תִּשָּׂא אֶת־עֲוֹנָהּ׃ פ

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:18 - יְהוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפָשַׁע וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבֹות עַל־בָּנִים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:11 - לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת־שֵׁם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהוָה אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂא אֶת־שְׁמֹו לַשָּׁוְא׃ ס

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:3 - וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם שִׁמְשֹׁון נִקֵּיתִי הַפַּעַם מִפְּלִשְׁתִּים כִּי־עֹשֶׂה אֲנִי עִמָּם רָעָה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:9 - וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אֲבִישַׁי אַל־תַּשְׁחִיתֵהוּ כִּי מִי שָׁלַח יָדֹו בִּמְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה וְנִקָּה׃ פ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:9 - וְעַתָּה אַל־תְּנַקֵּהוּ כִּי אִישׁ חָכָם אָתָּה וְיָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה־לֹּו וְהֹורַדְתָּ אֶת־שֵׂיבָתֹו בְּדָם שְׁאֹול׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:28 - יָגֹרְתִּי כָל־עַצְּבֹתָי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־לֹא תְנַקֵּנִי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:14 - אִם־חָטָאתִי וּשְׁמַרְתָּנִי וּמֵעֲוֹנִי לֹא תְנַקֵּנִי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:12 - שְׁגִיאֹות מִי־יָבִין מִנִּסְתָּרֹות נַקֵּנִי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - גַּם מִזֵּדִים חֲשֹׂךְ עַבְדֶּךָ אַל־יִמְשְׁלוּ־בִי אָז אֵיתָם וְנִקֵּיתִי מִפֶּשַׁע רָב׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:29 - כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהּ׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21 - יָד לְיָד לֹא־יִנָּקֶה רָּע וְזֶרַע צַדִּיקִים נִמְלָט׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:5 - תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה כָּל־גְּבַהּ־לֵב יָד לְיָד לֹא יִנָּקֶה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 - לֹעֵג לָרָשׁ חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5 - עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים לֹא יִמָּלֵט׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9 - עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵד׃ פ

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:20 - אִישׁ אֱמוּנֹות רַב־בְּרָכֹות וְאָץ לְהַעֲשִׁיר לֹא יִנָּקֶה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:26 - וְאָנוּ וְאָבְלוּ פְּתָחֶיהָ וְנִקָּתָה לָאָרֶץ תֵּשֵׁב׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:35 - וַתֹּאמְרִי כִּי נִקֵּיתִי אַךְ שָׁב אַפֹּו מִמֶּנִּי הִנְנִי נִשְׁפָּט אֹותָךְ עַל־אָמְרֵךְ לֹא חָטָאתִי׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:29 - כִּי הִנֵּה בָעִיר אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא־שְׁמִי עָלֶיהָ אָנֹכִי מֵחֵל לְהָרַע וְאַתֶּם הִנָּקֵה תִנָּקוּ לֹא תִנָּקוּ כִּי חֶרֶב אֲנִי קֹרֵא עַל־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֹות׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:11 - כִּי־אִתְּךָ אֲנִי נְאֻם־יְהוָה לְהֹושִׁיעֶךָ כִּי אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה בְּכָל־הַגֹּויִם אֲשֶׁר הֲפִצֹותִיךָ שָּׁם אַךְ אֹתְךָ לֹא־אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה וְיִסַּרְתִּיךָ לַמִּשְׁפָּט וְנַקֵּה לֹא אֲנַקֶּךָּ׃ פ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:28 - אַתָּה אַל־תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי אִתְּךָ אָנִי כִּי אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה בְּכָל־הַגֹּויִם אֲשֶׁר הִדַּחְתִּיךָ שָׁמָּה וְאֹתְךָ לֹא־אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה וְיִסַּרְתִּיךָ לַמִּשְׁפָּט וְנַקֵּה לֹא אֲנַקֶּךָּ׃ ס

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:12 - כִּי־כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה הִנֵּה אֲשֶׁר־אֵין מִשְׁפָּטָם לִשְׁתֹּות הַכֹּוס שָׁתֹו יִשְׁתּוּ וְאַתָּה הוּא נָקֹה תִּנָּקֶה לֹא תִנָּקֶה כִּי שָׁתֹה תִּשְׁתֶּה׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:21 - וְנִקֵּיתִי דָּמָם לֹא־נִקֵּיתִי וַיהוָה שֹׁכֵן בְּצִיֹּון׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:3 - יְהֹוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וגדול־כֹּחַ וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהוָה בְּסוּפָה וּבִשְׂעָרָה דַּרְכֹּו וְעָנָן אֲבַק רַגְלָיו׃

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:3 - וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי זֹאת הָאָלָה הַיֹּוצֵאת עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ כִּי כָל־הַגֹּנֵב מִזֶּה כָּמֹוהָ נִקָּה וְכָל־הַנִּשְׁבָּע מִזֶּה כָּמֹוהָ נִקָּה׃
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Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

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Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

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