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Strong's #5228 - נָכֹחַ

Transliteration
nâkôach
Phonetics
naw-ko'-akh
Origin
from the same as (H5226)
Parts of Speech
N/A
TWOT
1365a
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) straight, right, straightness, be in front of

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 2112 ‑ εὐθέως (yoo‑theh'‑oce);  1799 ‑ ἐνώπιον (en‑o'‑pee‑on);  18 ‑ ἀγαθός (ag‑ath‑os');  225 ‑ ἀλήθεια (al‑ay'‑thi‑a);  2117 ‑ εὐθύς (yoo‑thoos');  4680 ‑ σοφός (sof‑os');  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (4)
2 Samuel 1
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 1
NAS (11)
2 Samuel 1
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 6
Amos 2
HCS (4)
2 Samuel 1
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 1
BSB (4)
2 Samuel 1
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 1
ESV (4)
2 Samuel 1
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 1
WEB (4)
2 Samuel 1
Proverbs 2
Isaiah 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2403) hkn (נכהה NKHh) AC: ? CO: Straight AB: ?

Nm ) hkn (נכהה NKHh) - Before: In front of or opposite to something. KJV (2): before, against - Strongs: H5226 (נֵכַח)

cm) hfkn (נכוהה NKWHh) - Straight: In the sense of being in front. KJV (4): right, uprightness, plain - Strongs: H5228 (נָכֹחַ)

cf1) ehfkn (נכוההה NKWHhH) - Straightness: In the sense of being in front. KJV (4): uprightness, right, equity - Strongs: H5229 (נְכֹחָה)

gm) hkfn (נוכהה NWKHh) - Before: In front of or opposite to something. KJV (23): against, before, directly, for, on, over - Strongs: H5227 (נֹכַח)

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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 [נָכֹחַ] adjective and substantive straight, right, straightness, feminine נְכֹחָה, plural נְכֹחִים, וֺת-: — Isaiah 57:2 הֹלֵךְ נְכֹחוֺ he that walks in (compare Isaiah 33:15; Isaiah 50:10) his straightness (Ges 'der seinen geraden Weg geht'), figurative for straightforwardly (compare Proverbs 4:25); נְכֹחָה what is straight in front, figurative straightforwardness, honesty, Amos 3:10 ׳לֹא יָָֽדְעוּ עֲשׂוֺת נ, Isaiah 59:14 לֹא תוּכַל לָבוֺא׳ונ ("" אֱמֶת); 2 Samuel 15:3 דבריךטובים וּנְכֹחִים thy pleadings are good and right (i.e. TRUE), Proverbs 8:9 (of words of Wisdom) כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִיםלַמֵּבִין i.e. they lead straight to the right goal ("" ישׁרים; compare Proverbs 8:8b אֵין בָּהֶם נִפָתָּל וְעִקֵּשׁ), Proverbs 24:26 מֵשִׁיב דְּבָרִים נְכֹחִים i.e. either correct (leading to the right point), or honest answers; Isaiah 30:10 לֹאתֶֿחֱזוּ לָנוּ נְכֹחוֺת TRUE things (opposed to חֲלָקוֺת, מַהֲתַלּוֺת illusions), Isaiah 26:10 בְּאֶרֶץ נְכֹחוֺת יְעַוֵּל in a land of rectitude (Che) he will do wickedly.


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נָכֹחַ adj. straight, right, pr. used of a way going straight on (Germ. gerade aus). Isaiah 57:2, הֹלֵךְ נְכֹחוֹ “he who walks in a straight way” (der gerade aus geht), i.e. an upright man; hence metaph. upright, just, Proverbs 8:9. Fem. נְכֹחָה “that which is just and proper.” Amos 3:10; Isaiah 59:14 plur. נְכֹחוֹת id. Isaiah 26:10, 30:10.


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List of Word Forms
וּנְכֹחִ֑ים ונכחים נְ֭כֹחִים נְכֹחִֽים׃ נְכֹחֽוֹ׃ נכחו׃ נכחים נכחים׃ nə·ḵō·ḥîm nə·ḵō·ḥōw Nechochim nechoCho nəḵōḥîm nəḵōḥōw ū·nə·ḵō·ḥîm unechoChim ūnəḵōḥîm
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