הַ/מַּכֶּ֤ה

𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤄

hamakeh

who defeated

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

Genesis 36:35 · Word #8

Lexicon H5221

Lemmaנָכָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤊𐤄
Transliterationnâkâh
Strong'sH5221
In-contextwho defeated

Morphology HTd/Vhrmsa 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 H5221-16

the smiter

Rootנכה (n-k-h)
Core Meaningsstriking, smiting, beating, striking down, inflicting blows
Semantic Rangeto strike, smite, beat, wound, strike down in battle, inflict punishment, kill; metaphorically to afflict or defeat
Conceptual SignificanceThis root frequently appears in contexts of divine judgment, warfare, and covenant discipline. The participial form can denote a habitual or characteristic striker—whether a human aggressor or YHWH as the one who strikes in judgment—highlighting the active agency behind acts of defeat or punishment.
Morphological NotesHiphil participle, masculine singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַ־). Functions substantivally: "the one who strikes/smites."
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Hiphil masculine singular active participle with the definite article, literally "the one who causes to strike" or "the one who strikes down." "The smiter" preserves the active, agentive sense of the Hiphil stem and reflects the masculine singular definite form.

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

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

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