נָכָה
To strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
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What does נָכָה (nāḵāh) mean in the Bible?
נָכָה (nāḵāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)". to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) BDB: smite Usage: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), × go forward, × indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, × surely, wound. Describes decisive divine action against Assyria.
Meaning
Strike spans lethal violence to divine punishment; core notion is forceful impact with moral or consequential weight.
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) BDB: smite Usage: beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), × go forward, × indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, × surely, wound.
Why This Word Matters
Describes decisive divine action against Assyria. Isaiah 37:36-38
God’s striking represents disciplinary action intended to call His people to repentance. Isaiah 9:13-17
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×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 11×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Biblical Occurrences
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