Hebrew · H5221, H3956 · unreviewed

וְנַכֵּהוּ בַלָּשׁוֹן

To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) · the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)

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נָכָה H5221 to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation nāḵāh
Strike spans lethal violence to divine punishment; core notion is forceful impact with moral or consequential weight.
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לָשׁוֹן H3956 the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Pronunciation lashon
Tongue metonymically represents speech itself; extended figuratively to flame-tips and metal wedges via shared pointed shape.
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What does וְנַכֵּהוּ בַלָּשׁוֹן (venakkehu vallashon) mean in the Bible?

נָכָה · לָשׁוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "strike him with the tongue".

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Meaning

strike him with the tongue
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 122×
Perfect 1Chr 11:22 · 1Chr 11:23 · 1Chr 18:9 · 1Chr 18:12 · 1Chr 20:4 · 1Kgs 15:29 · 1Kgs 16:7 · 1Kgs 16:11 · 1Kgs 16:16 · 1Sam 6:19 · 1Sam 13:4 · 1Sam 14:14 · 1Sam 17:36 · 1Sam 18:7 · 1Sam 21:12 · 1Sam 22:19 68×
Imperfect 1Sam 17:26 · 2Kgs 15:16 · Deut 19:4 · Exod 21:20 · Exod 21:26 · Hos 6:1 · Isa 30:31 · Jer 47:1 · Josh 15:16 · Judg 1:12 · Lev 24:17 · 2Kgs 6:22 · 2Kgs 13:19 · Deut 13:16 · Exod 2:13 · Ezek 5:2 24×
Participle active 1Chr 11:6 · 2Kgs 6:22 · 2Sam 5:8 · 2Sam 14:7 · Deut 27:24 · Exod 2:11 · Exod 7:17 · Exod 21:12 · Ezek 7:9 · Isa 14:6 · Isa 66:3 · Josh 20:3 · Josh 20:9 · Num 35:11 · Num 35:15 · Num 35:30 16×
Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 6:18 · 2Kgs 13:18 · Amos 9:1 · Ezek 6:11 · Zech 13:7 · 2Sam 13:28
Infinitive construct 1Sam 4:13 · 2Sam 21:12 · Deut 25:2 · Exod 7:25 · Gen 4:15
Infinitive absolute 1Kgs 20:37 · 2Kgs 14:10 · Deut 13:16
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 11×
Perfect Hos 9:16 · Num 25:14 · Ps 102:5 · Ezek 33:21 · Ezek 40:1 · 1Sam 5:12 · Zech 13:6
Participle passive Exod 5:16 · Isa 53:4 · Jer 18:21
Imperfect Isa 1:5
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject
Perfect Exod 9:31 · Exod 9:32
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