וָ/אַכֶּ֥ה
𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤄
vaakeh
and I beat
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.
Nehemiah 13:25 · Word #4
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| In-context | and I beat |
Morphology HC/Vhw1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5221-67
and I struck
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect, 1st person common singular ("and I caused to strike/and I struck"). The Hiphil stem often expresses causative action, though with נכה it commonly functions as an active striking verb. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root נכה centers on the act of striking or smiting, often with force or intent to wound or defeat. The form is Hiphil with waw-consecutive, first person common singular, conveying a past narrative action: "and I struck," reflecting both the causative stem and the 1cs subject. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נכה (striking, smiting, inflicting blows, wounding, defeating, punishing)
| 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 |