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Lexicon :: Strong's H5352 - nāqâ

Aa
נָקָה
Transliteration
nāqâ
Pronunciation
naw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 BoxGen 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:8 - And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:41 - And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:7 - You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:19 - If he is able to get up again and go about with a stick, the other will be let off; only he will have to give him payment for the loss of his time, and see that he is cared for till he is well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:7 - Having mercy on thousands, overlooking evil and wrongdoing and sin; he will not let wrongdoers go free, but will send punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:19 - And he will make her take an oath, and say to her, If no man has been your lover and you have not been with another in place of your husband, you are free from this bitter water causing the curse;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:28 - But if she is clean she will be free and will have offspring.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:31 - Then the man will be free from all wrong, and the woman's sin will be on her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:18 - The Lord is slow to wrath and great in mercy, overlooking wrongdoing and evil, and will not let wrongdoers go free; sending punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:11 - You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged as a sinner by the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:3 - Then Samson said to them, This time I will give payment in full to the Philistines, for I am going to do them great evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:9 - And David said to Abishai Do not put him to death; for who, without sin, may put out his hand against the man on whom the Lord has put the holy oil?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:9 - But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:28 - I go in fear of all my pains; I am certain that I will not be free from sin in your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:14 - That, if I did wrong, you would take note of it, and would not make me clear from sin:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:12 - Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:29 - So it is with him who goes in to his neighbour's wife; he who has anything to do with her will not go free from punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21 - Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:5 - Everyone who has pride in his heart is disgusting to the Lord: he will certainly not go free from punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:5 - Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5 - A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will not go free.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9 - A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:20 - A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:26 - And in the public places of her towns will be sorrow and weeping; and she will be seated on the earth, waste and uncovered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:35 - And still you said, I have done no wrong; truly, his wrath is turned away from me. See, I will take up the cause against you, because you say, I have done no wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:29 - For see, I am starting to send evil on the town which is named by my name, and are you to be without any punishment? You will not be without punishment: for I will send a sword on all people living on the earth, says the Lord of armies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:11 - For I am with you, says the Lord, to be your saviour: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you wandering, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you go quite without punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:28 - Have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, says the Lord; for I am with you: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you go quite without punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:12 - For the Lord has said, Those for whom the cup was not made ready will certainly be forced to take of it; and are you to go without punishment? you will not be without punishment, but will certainly be forced to take from the cup.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:21 - And I will send punishment for their blood, for which punishment has not been sent, for the Lord is living in Zion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:3 - The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:3 - Then he said to me, This is the curse which goes out over the face of all the land: for long enough has every thief gone without punishment, and long enough has every taker of false oaths gone without punishment.
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