וַ/נַּכֵּֽ/ם

𐤅/𐤍𐤊/𐤌

vanakem

and we struck

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

Deuteronomy 29:6 · Word #14

Lexicon H5221

Lemmaנָכָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤊𐤄
Transliterationnâkâh
Strong'sH5221
In-contextand we struck

Morphology HC/Vhw1cp/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H5221-71

and we struck them

Morphological NotesConjunction waw + Hiphil wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 1st person common plural of נכה with 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix ("them"). The Hiphil stem often functions as an active "strike/smite" verb in narrative sequence.
Rendering RationaleThe root נכה carries the core sense of striking or smiting with force. The form is a waw-consecutive Hiphil imperfect, first person common plural, with a third masculine plural suffix, hence "and we struck them," preserving both the causative-active verbal force and the plural object "them."

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Words from Root נכה (to strike, smite, wound, beat, inflict blows, strike 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