וּ/מַכֵּ֥ה
𐤅/𐤌𐤊𐤄
umakeh
And he who strikes
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 21:15 · Word #1
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| In-context | And he who strikes |
Morphology HC/Vhrmsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H5221-66
and the striker-of
| Root | נכה (n-k-h) |
| Core Meanings | to strike, smite, hit, wound, inflict blows, deal a blow (literal or figurative) |
| Semantic Range | to strike physically, smite in battle, wound, kill, punish, inflict judgment, deal blows metaphorically (e.g., plague or divine judgment) |
| Conceptual Significance | נכה often marks decisive acts of judgment, whether human violence or divine intervention. In covenantal contexts, the "striking" may represent judicial punishment or Yahweh’s sovereign act against enemies, reinforcing themes of justice, retribution, and deliverance. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ + Hiphil participle masculine singular construct of נכה. The participle functions substantivally ("the one who strikes") and, in construct, links to a following noun as its object. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Hiphil masculine singular participle in the construct state with prefixed conjunction וּ ("and"). "Striker-of" preserves the active, causative force of the Hiphil stem and reflects the masculine singular participle in construct, indicating it governs a following object. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נכה (to strike, smite, hit, wound, inflict blows, deal a blow (literal or figurative))
| 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 |