What does נִקָּיוֹן (bəniqqāyôn) mean in the Bible?
נִקָּיוֹן (bəniqqāyôn): Innocence or purity achieved through vindication; clearness that restores moral standing before God
Hebrew · H5356
נִקָּיוֹן
Clearness (literally or figuratively)
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נִקָּיוֹן H5356
Pronunciation bəniqqāyôn
What does נִקָּיוֹן (bəniqqāyôn) mean in the Bible?
נִקָּיוֹן (bəniqqāyôn): Innocence or purity achieved through vindication; clearness that restores moral standing before God
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5356?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in innocence (2), and the innocence (1), of innocence (1), with cleanness (1).
Where does נִקָּיוֹן (bəniqqāyôn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 20:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), Amos (1), Genesis (1), Hosea (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 in innocence 2× Psalms 26:6, Psalms 73:13
and the innocence 1× Genesis 20:5
of innocence 1× Hosea 8:5
with cleanness 1× Amos 4:6
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Genesis 20:5 וּבְנִקְיֹ֥ן to and the innocence Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 26:6 בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן to in innocence Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 73:13 בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן to in innocence Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Hosea 8:5 נִקָּיֹֽן׃ to of innocence Noun - masculine singular Amos 4:6 נִקְי֤וֹן to with cleanness Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 20:5
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Genesis 1 Psalms 2 Hosea 1 Amos 1
Source forms
בְּנִקָּי֣וֹן 2x bə·niq·qā·yō·wn Psalms 26:6, Psalms 73:13
וּבְנִקְיֹ֥ן 1x ū·ḇə·niq·yōn Genesis 20:5
נִקְי֤וֹן 1x niq·yō·wn Amos 4:6
נִקָּיֹֽן׃ 1x niq·qā·yōn Hosea 8:5
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 26:6, Psalms 73:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Genesis 20:5
Noun - masculine singular 1x Hosea 8:5
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Amos 4:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Innocence or purity achieved through vindication; clearness that restores moral standing before God
Source Gloss
clearness (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Innocence or purity achieved through vindication; clearness that restores moral standing before God
clearness (literally or figuratively) BDB: innocency Usage: cleanness, innocency.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
In innocence; purity; freedom from guilt or punishment; specifically in moral conduct
Showing 1 selected witness from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
נִקָּיוֹן is built from this root:
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