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Strong's #5359 - נָקָם
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- vengeance
- vengeance (by God, by Samson, by enemies of Judah)
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2433) mqn (נקמ NQM) AC: Avenge CO: ? AB: Vengeance: [from: mq- one who raises the hand to avenge another]
V) mqn (נקמ NQM) - Avenge: KJV (35): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Hophal, Piel) avenge, vengeance, revenge, take, avenger, punish - Strongs: H5358 (נָקַם)
Nm) mqn (נקמ NQM) - Vengeance: KJV (17): vengeance, quarrel, avenge - Strongs: H5359 (נָקָם)
Nf1) emqn (נקמה NQMH) - Vengeance: KJV (27): vengeance, revenge - Strongs: H5360 (נְקָמָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 taken by God, absolute Ezekiel 24:8; Psalm 58:11; בְּדִית׳נ vengeance of the covenant Leviticus 26:25 (H); יוֺם נקם Isaiah 34:8; Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 63:4; ׳בִּגְדֵי נ Isaiah 59:17; לִי נָקָם וְשִׁלֵּם Deuteronomy 32:35; ׳לקח נ Isaiah 47:3; יבוא׳נ Isaiah 35:4; with accusative adversary ׳עשׂה נ Micah 5:14; with לְ of adversary ׳חשׁיב נ Deuteronomy 32:41,43.
2 Samson against Philistines, ׳נקם נ Judges 16:28.
3 enemies against Judah, absolute Ezekiel 25:12,15; individual enemy ׳יום נ Proverbs 6:34.
נָקָם m. and נְקָמָה, with suff. נִקְמָתִי, plur. נְקָמוֹת f.
(1) vengeance, revenge, Deuteronomy 32:35. Followed by a נִקְמֵת יְיָ the vengeance which Jehovah takes, Jeremiah 50:15 elsewhere objectively, as נִקְמַת דָּם vengeance for slaughter, Psalms 79:10; Jeremiah 50:28, הֵיכָלוֹ נִקְמַת “vengeance for his temple;” compare Jeremiah 51:36. To take vengeance on any one is הֵשִׁיב נָקָם לְ Deuteronomy 32:41, 43 Deuteronomy 32:43 לָקַח נ׳ Isaiah 47:3 followed by מִן Jeremiah 20:10 עָשָׂה נְקָמוֹת בְּ Psalms 149:7; Ezekiel 25:17 followed by אֵת Micah 5:14 נָתַן נִקְמָתוֹ בְּ Ezekiel 25:14; Numbers 31:3. On the other hand נָתַן נְקָמֹת לְ Psalms 18:48 and מִן, עָשָׂה נְקָמוֹת לִפְ׳ Judges 11:36 to give or do vengeance for any one, so as to satisfy him.
(2) the desire of vengeance, Lamentations 3:60. עָשָׂה בִנְקָמָה to act with the desire of vengeance, Ezekiel 25:15.
