What does נָכֹחַ (nākōḥa) mean in the Bible?
נָכֹחַ (nākōḥa): Moral rectitude achieved through directness: integrity demands the straight path, not devious reasoning.
Hebrew · H5228
נָכֹחַ
Straightforward , i.e. (figuratively), equitable , correct , or (abstractly), integrity
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נָכֹחַ H5228
Pronunciation nākōḥa
What does נָכֹחַ (nākōḥa) mean in the Bible?
נָכֹחַ (nākōḥa): Moral rectitude achieved through directness: integrity demands the straight path, not devious reasoning.
Full entry for נָכֹחַ (H5228) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5228?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include all plain (1), An honest (1), and right (1), uprightly (1).
Where does נָכֹחַ (nākōḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 15:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2), 2 Samuel (1), 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 all plain 1× Proverbs 8:9
An honest 1× Proverbs 24:26
and right 1× 2 Samuel 15:3
uprightly 1× Isaiah 57:2
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 15:3 וּנְכֹחִ֑ים to and right Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Proverbs 8:9 נְ֭כֹחִים to all plain Adjective - masculine plural Proverbs 24:26 נְכֹחִֽים׃ to An honest Adjective - masculine plural Isaiah 57:2 נְכֹחֽוֹ׃ to uprightly Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 15:3
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
2 Samuel 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
וּנְכֹחִ֑ים 1x ū·nə·ḵō·ḥîm 2 Samuel 15:3
נְכֹחֽוֹ׃ 1x nə·ḵō·ḥōw Isaiah 57:2
נְ֭כֹחִים 1x nə·ḵō·ḥîm Proverbs 8:9
נְכֹחִֽים׃ 1x nə·ḵō·ḥîm Proverbs 24:26
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural 2x Proverbs 8:9, Proverbs 24:26
Adjective - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 57:2
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 15:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Moral rectitude achieved through directness: integrity demands the straight path, not devious reasoning.
Source Gloss
straightforward , i.e. (figuratively), equitable , correct , or (abstractly), integrity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Moral rectitude achieved through directness: integrity demands the straight path, not devious reasoning.
straightforward, i.e. (figuratively), equitable, correct, or (abstractly), integrity BDB: straight Usage: plain, right, uprightness.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
An honest or straightforward answer given in a relationship of goodwill
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נָכֹחַ is built from this root:
נֵכַח H5226
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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