What does נָכָה · לָשׁוֹן mean in the Bible?
נָכָה · לָשׁוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "strike him with the tongue".
Hebrew · H5221, H3956
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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נָכָהH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationnāḵāh
Strike spans lethal violence to divine punishment; core notion is forceful impact with moral or consequential weight.
Open lexicon entry →לָשׁוֹןH3956the 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)
Pronunciationlashon
Tongue metonymically represents speech itself; extended figuratively to flame-tips and metal wedges via shared pointed shape.
Open lexicon entry →What does וְנַכֵּהוּ בַלָּשׁוֹן (venakkehu vallashon) mean in the Bible?
נָכָה · לָשׁוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "strike him with the tongue".
Full entry for וְנַכֵּהוּ בַלָּשׁוֹן (H5221, H3956) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5221, H3956?
H5221, H3956 is connected to 619 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. strike him with the tongue
Source Gloss
strike him with the tongue
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms135
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action122×
Perfect1Chr 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 22:1968×
Imperfect1Sam 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 5:224×
Participle active1Chr 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 35:3016×
Sequential imperfect2Kgs 6:18 · 2Kgs 13:18 · Amos 9:1 · Ezek 6:11 · Zech 13:7 · 2Sam 13:286×
Infinitive construct1Sam 4:13 · 2Sam 21:12 · Deut 25:2 · Exod 7:25 · Gen 4:155×
Infinitive absolute1Kgs 20:37 · 2Kgs 14:10 · Deut 13:163×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action11×
PerfectHos 9:16 · Num 25:14 · Ps 102:5 · Ezek 33:21 · Ezek 40:1 · 1Sam 5:12 · Zech 13:67×
Participle passiveExod 5:16 · Isa 53:4 · Jer 18:213×
ImperfectIsa 1:51×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject2×
PerfectExod 9:31 · Exod 9:322×
Word Origins
וְנַכֵּהוּ בַלָּשׁוֹן is a primitive root - no further derivation.