הַ/אַכֶּ֥ה

𐤄/𐤀𐤊𐤄

haakeh

shall I strike

a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.

H5221

2 Kings 6:21 · Word #8

Lexicon H5221

Lemmaנָכָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤊𐤄
Transliterationnâkâh
Strong'sH5221
In-contextshall I strike

Morphology HTi/Vhi1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H5221-05

shall I strike down?

Rootנכה (n-k-h)
Core Meaningsstriking, smiting, inflicting blows, wounding, striking down
Semantic Rangeto strike, smite, beat, wound, afflict, punish, kill, defeat in battle, bring under judgment
Conceptual Significanceנכה frequently describes divine or judicial striking—acts of judgment, discipline, or deliverance through defeat of enemies. It underscores the authority of the striker, often יהוה, to wound, judge, or overthrow in covenantal context.
Morphological NotesHiphil imperfect 1st common singular of נכה, with prefixed interrogative הַ; the Hiphil stem gives an active/causative force, "I cause to be struck" → "I strike (down)."
Rendering RationaleThe root נכה conveys the act of striking or smiting, often with force or fatal effect. This form is Hiphil imperfect 1st common singular, expressing first-person action with potential or future sense, here likely interrogative; "shall I strike down?" preserves both the causative-active stem nuance and the first-person singular subject.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root נכה (striking, smiting, inflicting blows, wounding, striking down)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5221-01 akeh I will strike down
H5221-02 akekah shall I strike you down?
H5221-03 akenu I will strike him down

Word Usage (502 occurrences of H5221)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:15 הַכּוֹת hakot strike
Genesis 8:21 לְ/הַכּ֥וֹת lehakot to strike/destroy
Genesis 14:5 וַ/יַּכּ֤וּ vayaku and defeated