יַכֶּ֥ה
𐤉𐤊𐤄
yakeh
attacks
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.
Joshua 15:16 · Word #4
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| In-context | attacks |
Morphology HVhi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5221-110
he will strike
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular from נכה. The Hiphil stem is the regular conjugation for this root in Biblical Hebrew and carries an active sense of striking or smiting. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Hiphil imperfect third masculine singular, indicating "he will cause to strike" or more idiomatically "he will strike." Although Hiphil often carries a causative sense, נכה functions in this stem as the standard active verb for striking or smiting, so "he will strike" preserves both the root meaning and the 3ms verbal form. |
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Words from Root נכה (striking, smiting, inflicting blows, wounding, defeating)
| 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 |