תַּכֶּ֑/נּוּ
𐤕𐤊/𐤍𐤅
takenu
strike-him
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.
Proverbs 23:14 · Word #3
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| In-context | strike-him |
Morphology HVhi2ms/Sp3ms
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 | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5221-63
you will strike him down
| Root | נכה (n-k-h) |
| Core Meanings | striking, smiting, wounding, inflicting blows, causing injury or death |
| Semantic Range | to strike, smite, wound, beat, inflict blows, kill, punish, defeat in battle |
| Conceptual Significance | נכה is a key verb in narratives of judgment, warfare, and divine intervention, describing both human acts of violence and YHWH’s decisive acts of striking in judgment or deliverance. It often marks moments of covenant consequence—either punishment for disobedience or the defeat of enemies. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, with 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix (“him”). The Hiphil stem expresses causative action; the imperfect form typically conveys future or incomplete action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root נכה conveys the act of striking or smiting, often with force that wounds or kills. The Hiphil stem (causative) in the 2nd masculine singular imperfect with a 3rd masculine singular suffix indicates “you (ms) will cause to strike him,” which in natural English is best rendered “you will strike him down,” preserving both the causative force and the masculine singular object “him.” |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נכה (striking, smiting, wounding, inflicting blows, causing injury or death)
| 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 |