מַ֨כֵּה
𐤌𐤊𐤄
makeh
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.
Numbers 35:30 · Word #2
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| In-context | strikes |
Morphology HVhrmsc
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 H5221-49
the striker
| Root | נכה (n-k-h) |
| Core Meanings | to strike, to smite, to beat, to wound, to inflict a blow |
| Semantic Range | one who strikes physically, one who wounds or kills, an assailant, a smiter in battle, an executioner, figuratively one who inflicts punishment or plague |
| Conceptual Significance | This term often designates a person who delivers a fatal or punitive blow, whether in legal, military, or divine contexts. It can describe human violence (e.g., a murderer) or serve in theological contexts where YHWH is portrayed as striking in judgment, underscoring themes of justice, retribution, and divine sovereignty. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil active participle, masculine singular (absolute or construct in various occurrences). Functions substantivally to denote an agent—"one who strikes." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form מַכֶּה is a Hiphil masculine singular participle, denoting an active agent who causes striking. Rendering it as "the striker" preserves the causative nuance of the Hiphil stem and clearly reflects the masculine singular participial form—one characterized by the act of striking. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נכה (to strike, to smite, to beat, to wound, to inflict a blow)
| 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 |