What does נָקָה · ἄθωος mean in the Bible?
נָקָה · ἄθωος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "will not go unpunished".
Hebrew · H5352, G121
לֹא יִנָּקֶה
To be (or make ) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare , i.e. extirpated · not guilty
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נָקָהH5352to be (or make ) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare , i.e. extirpated
Pronunciationnāqāh
Physical cleansing extends to moral/legal innocence; judicial acquittal is the word's primary theological usage
Open lexicon entry →ἄθωοςG121not guilty
Pronunciationáthōos
Innocent or free from guilt, emphasizing acquittal rather than mere absence of wrongdoing
Open lexicon entry →What does לֹא יִנָּקֶה (lo yinnaqeh) mean in the Bible?
נָקָה · ἄθωος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "will not go unpunished".
Full entry for לֹא יִנָּקֶה (H5352, G121) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5352, G121?
H5352, G121 is connected to 44 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. will not go unpunished
Source Gloss
will not go unpunished
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 forms25
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action18×
ImperfectProv 6:29 · Prov 11:21 · Prov 16:5 · Prov 17:5 · Prov 19:5 · Prov 19:9 · Prov 28:20 · Gen 24:41 · Jer 49:12 · Jer 25:2912×
PerfectJer 2:35 · Judg 15:3 · Zech 5:34×
Infinitive absoluteJer 25:291×
Sequential imperfectNum 5:191×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action6×
ImperfectDeut 5:11 · Exod 20:7 · Exod 34:7 · Nah 1:3 · Num 14:185×
PerfectJoel 4:211×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Infinitive absoluteJer 49:121×
Word Origins
לֹא יִנָּקֶה is a primitive root - no further derivation.