What does נָכֵא mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) afflicted".
Hebrew · H5218
נָכֵא
Smitten , i.e. (figuratively) afflicted
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נָכֵא H5218
What does נָכֵא mean in the Bible?
נָכֵא is a Hebrew word meaning "smitten , i.e. (figuratively) afflicted".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5218?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a broken (1), but a broken (1), crushes (1), stricken (1).
Where does נָכֵא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 15:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a broken 1× Proverbs 18:14
but a broken 1× Proverbs 17:22
crushes 1× Proverbs 15:13
stricken 1× Isaiah 16:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 15:13
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Proverbs 3 Isaiah 1
Source forms
נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה 2x nə·ḵê·’āh Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 18:14
נְכֵאָֽה׃ 1x nə·ḵê·’āh Proverbs 15:13
נְכָאִֽים׃ 1x nə·ḵā·’îm Isaiah 16:7
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular 3x Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 18:14
Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 16:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. smitten , i.e. (figuratively) afflicted
Source Gloss
smitten , i.e. (figuratively) afflicted
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted BDB: a stricken spirit Usage: broken, stricken, wounded.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נָכֵא is built from this root:
נָכָא H5217
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain