הִכִּ֣יתָ

𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕

nâkâh

you struck

To strike, hit, or inflict a blow, either physically or figuratively. The verb נָכָה encompasses a range of force, from a simple tap or touch to a severe blow causing harm or death. It is frequently used for actions ranging from causing wounds or physical damage, defeating in battle, killing, or otherwise causing a decisive impact on individuals, groups, and even objects or nations. It can also appear in idiomatic expressions conveying certainty or emphasis (e.g., 'surely,' as an intensifier), or signaling the execution of divine or judicial judgment. The precise force and outcome of the action depend on context, with senses spanning from causing mild injury to enacting capital punishment or military defeat.

H5221

1 Samuel 21:10 · Word #7

Lexicon H5221

Lemmaנָכָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤊𐤄
Transliterationnâkâh
Strong'sH5221
DefinitionTo strike, hit, or inflict a blow, either physically or figuratively. The verb נָכָה encompasses a range of force, from a simple tap or touch to a severe blow causing harm or death. It is frequently used for actions ranging from causing wounds or physical damage, defeating in battle, killing, or otherwise causing a decisive impact on individuals, groups, and even objects or nations. It can also appear in idiomatic expressions conveying certainty or emphasis (e.g., 'surely,' as an intensifier), or signaling the execution of divine or judicial judgment. The precise force and outcome of the action depend on context, with senses spanning from causing mild injury to enacting capital punishment or military defeat.

Morphology HVhp2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseyou struck

SIBI-P1 Translation H5221-25

you struck

Morphological NotesVerb; Hiphil (causative) stem; perfect (completed action); 2nd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular form conveys completed action performed by a masculine singular subject. Given the root’s core sense of delivering a blow, "you struck" preserves both the causative force of Hiphil and the fundamental striking action without importing contextual outcomes like killing or defeating.

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