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Strong's #5359 - נָקָם

Transliteration
nâqâm
Phonetics
naw-kawm'
Origin
from (H5358)
Parts of Speech
Noun Masculine
TWOT
1413a
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) vengeance

1a) vengeance (by God, by Samson, by enemies of Judah)

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 1342 ‑ δίκαιος (dik'‑ah‑yos);  1349 ‑ δίκη (dee'‑kay);  2920 ‑ κρίσις (kree'‑sis);  1557 ‑ ἐκδίκησις (ek‑dik'‑ay‑sis);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (16)
Leviticus 1
Deuteronomy 3
Psalms 1
Proverbs 1
Isaiah 6
Ezekiel 3
Micah 1
NAS (16)
Leviticus 1
Deuteronomy 3
Psalms 1
Proverbs 1
Isaiah 6
Ezekiel 3
Micah 1
HCS (16)
Leviticus 1
Deuteronomy 3
Judges 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 1
Isaiah 6
Ezekiel 2
Micah 1
BSB (17)
Leviticus 1
Deuteronomy 3
Judges 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 1
Isaiah 6
Ezekiel 3
Micah 1
ESV (12)
Leviticus 1
Psalms 1
Proverbs 1
Isaiah 5
Ezekiel 3
Micah 1
WEB (16)
Leviticus 1
Deuteronomy 3
Psalms 1
Proverbs 1
Isaiah 6
Ezekiel 3
Micah 1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

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)

AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2024
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 נָקָם noun masculine vengeance; — ׳נ Deuteronomy 32:35 14t.; construct נְקַם Leviticus 26:25; Judges 16:28; —

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.


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

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.


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List of Word Forms
וְנָקָם֙ ונקם נְקַם־ נָקָ֑ם נָקָ֔ם נָקָ֖ם נָקָ֣ם נָקָֽם׃ נָקָם֙ נקם נקם־ נקם׃ nā·qām naKam nāqām nə·qam- nekam nəqam- venaKam wə·nā·qām wənāqām
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