מַכֶּ֑ה
𐤌𐤊𐤄
makeh
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.
2 Kings 6:22 · Word #9
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| In-context | strike |
Morphology HVhrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5221-49
the striker
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil active participle, masculine singular (absolute or construct in various occurrences). Functions substantivally to denote an agent—"one who strikes." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form מַכֶּה is a Hiphil masculine singular participle, denoting an active agent who causes striking. Rendering it as "the striker" preserves the causative nuance of the Hiphil stem and clearly reflects the masculine singular participial form—one characterized by the act of striking. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נכה (to strike, to smite, to beat, to wound, to inflict a blow)
| 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 |