בְּ/הַכֹּתִ֖/י
𐤁/𐤄𐤊𐤕/𐤉
behakoti
when 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.
Exodus 12:13 · Word #20
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| In-context | when I strike |
Morphology HR/Vhc/Sp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H5221-04
when I strike down
| Root | נכה (n-k-h) |
| Core Meanings | striking, smiting, wounding, beating, inflicting blows, striking down |
| Semantic Range | to strike, smite, beat, wound, inflict blows, strike down in battle, execute judgment, afflict with plague or punishment |
| Conceptual Significance | נכה frequently describes divine or judicial striking—whether in warfare, plague, or covenant judgment. It conveys decisive intervention, often marking YHWH’s active enforcement of justice or deliverance through the striking down of enemies. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb from נכה in Hiphil infinitive construct (Vhc) with 1cs pronominal suffix ("-י"), preceded by the preposition ב ("in/when"). Functions temporally: "when I strike." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Hiphil infinitive construct with a 1st common singular suffix, preceded by the preposition ב ("when/in"). The rendering "when I strike down" preserves the causative-active force of the Hiphil stem and explicitly reflects the first-person singular subject inherent in the suffix. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נכה (striking, smiting, wounding, beating, inflicting blows, 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 |