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Strong's #5227 - נֹכַח

Transliteration

nôkach

Phonetics

no'-kakh

Origin

from the same as (H5226)

Parts of Speech

adjective, adverb, substantive

TWOT

1365a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

subst
1. be in front of
adv
1. in front of, opposite to, in the sight of, before, to the front, right on
prep
1. towards the front of, in front of, on behalf of, as far as in front of

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1727 ‑ ἐναντίος (en‑an‑tee'‑os); 3717 ‑ ὀρθός (or‑thos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (23)

Genesis 2

Exodus 2

Numbers 1

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 4

BSB (21)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

Numbers 1

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 5

CSB (20)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 5

ESV (23)

Genesis 2

Exodus 2

Numbers 1

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 4

KJV (23)

Genesis 2

Exodus 2

Numbers 1

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 4

LEB (21)

Genesis 2

Exodus 2

Joshua 2

Judges 2

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 4

LSB (26)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 7

N95 (27)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 7

NAS (23)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 3

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 7

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (22)

Genesis 1

Exodus 2

Numbers 1

Joshua 2

Judges 3

1 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 2

Proverbs 2

Jeremiah 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 4

ASV (23)

against 2

are before 1

as far as over against 1

before 5

for 1

over 1

over against 7

right on 1

that is over against 1

toward 1

was before 1

which is over against 1

BSB (21)

a point opposite 1

across from 1

are before 1

before 3

by the opposite gate 1

faces 1

facing 4

forward 1

in 2

in front of 1

is watching over 1

on behalf of 1

opposite 3

CSB (20)

before 4

facing 5

forward 1

of 2

opposite 6

over 1

the opposite 1

ESV (23)

before 6

directly forward 1

eye 1

facing 2

for 1

front 2

opposite 8

point opposite 1

toward 1

KJV (23)

against 11

before 9

directly 1

for 1

on 1

LEB (21)

before 3

before himself⌋ 2

before themselves⌋ 1

facing 1

forward 1

in front of 1

is in front of 1

is opposite 2

on behalf of 1

opposite 6

opposite lebo 1

opposite the ⌊king 1

LSB (26)

ahead 1

before 7

behalf 1

directly 1

front 4

opposite 9

right 3

N95 (27)

against 1

ahead 1

approval 1

before 5

behalf 1

directly 1

front 4

opposite 9

over 1

right 3

NAS (23)

ahead 1

approval 1

before 2

behalf 1

directly 1

front 7

opposite 10

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (22)

against 1

are before 1

before 4

facing 1

for 1

is before 1

next to 2

opposite 1

over against 4

straight ahead 1

that is over against 1

toward 1

was before 1

which is over against 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2403) h k n (נכהה NKHh) AC: ? CO: Straight AB: ?

N^m ) h k n (נכהה NKHh) - Before: In front of or opposite to something. KJV (2): before, against - Strongs: H5226 (נֵכַח)

c^m) h f k n (נכוהה NKWHh) - Straight: In the sense of being in front. KJV (4): right, uprightness, plain - Strongs: H5228 (נָכֹחַ)

c^f1) e h f k n (נכוההה NKWHhH) - Straightness: In the sense of being in front. KJV (4): uprightness, right, equity - Strongs: H5229 (נְכֹחָה)

g^m) h k f n (נוכהה NWKHh) - Before: In front of or opposite to something. KJV (23): against, before, directly, for, on, over - Strongs: H5227 (נֹכַח)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נֹכַח pr. subst. what is over against, in sight, used as a prep.

(1) over against, opposite, Exodus 26:35, 40:24 Joshua 15:7, 18:17 1 Kings 20:29.

(2) before. נֹכַח יְהֹוָה i.q. לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה before Jehovah, i.e. acceptable to him, Judges 18:6. נֹכַח פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה before Jehovah, Lamentations 2:19 metaph. known to him, Jeremiah 17:16 compare Proverbs 5:21. שׂוּם נֹכַח פָּנִים to put (any thing) before one’s own face, i.e. regard it with favour, to delight in it, Ezekiel 14:7 (verse Ezekiel 14:3 for שׂוּם there is נָתַן).

With prefixes

(1) אֶל נֹכַח pr. towards the face or front of, any thing; towards, Numbers 19:4.

(2) לְנֹכַח

(a) adv. towards what is opposite, i.e. straight before oneself (gerade vor fich, Luth. ftracks) Proverbs 4:25.

(b) before, Genesis 30:38 hence

(c) for (comp. Germ. vor and für, the latter of which has properly a local signification), used after a verb of interceding, Genesis 25:21.

(3) עַד נֹכַח unto, even to (the place which is) over against, Judges 19:20; Ezekiel 47:20.

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List of Word Forms

לְנֹ֣כַח לנכח נֹ֖כַח נֹ֙כַח֙ נֹ֣כַח נֹ֥כַח נֹ֨כַח נֹ֨כַח ׀ נכח lə·nō·ḵaḥ leNochach lənōḵaḥ nō·ḵaḥ Nochach nōḵaḥ