וְ/הִכִּיתֶ֞ם
𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤌
nâkâh
and strike them
To strike, hit, or inflict a blow, either physically or figuratively. The verb נָכָה encompasses a range of force, from a simple tap or touch to a severe blow causing harm or death. It is frequently used for actions ranging from causing wounds or physical damage, defeating in battle, killing, or otherwise causing a decisive impact on individuals, groups, and even objects or nations. It can also appear in idiomatic expressions conveying certainty or emphasis (e.g., 'surely,' as an intensifier), or signaling the execution of divine or judicial judgment. The precise force and outcome of the action depend on context, with senses spanning from causing mild injury to enacting capital punishment or military defeat.
Judges 21:10 · Word #14
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| Definition | To strike, hit, or inflict a blow, either physically or figuratively. The verb נָכָה encompasses a range of force, from a simple tap or touch to a severe blow causing harm or death. It is frequently used for actions ranging from causing wounds or physical damage, defeating in battle, killing, or otherwise causing a decisive impact on individuals, groups, and even objects or nations. It can also appear in idiomatic expressions conveying certainty or emphasis (e.g., 'surely,' as an intensifier), or signaling the execution of divine or judicial judgment. The precise force and outcome of the action depend on context, with senses spanning from causing mild injury to enacting capital punishment or military defeat. |
Morphology HC/Vhp2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and strike them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5221-99
and you (mp) will strike
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem of נכה retains the causative force of inflicting a blow, and the 2nd person masculine plural sequential perfect conveys a future/resultative action: 'you (mp) will strike.' The rendering preserves both the root sense of striking and the plural masculine address. |
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