הַ֤ךְ
𐤄𐤊
hakhe
strike
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.
Zechariah 13:7 · Word #11
Lexicon H5221
| Lemma | נָכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | nâkâh |
| Strong's | H5221 |
| In-context | strike |
Morphology HVhv2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H5221-08
Strike!
| Root | נכה (n-k-h) |
| Core Meanings | striking, smiting, wounding, beating, killing, inflicting blows |
| Semantic Range | to strike physically, smite in battle, wound, kill, inflict punishment, deal a blow, strike down in judgment |
| Conceptual Significance | נכה frequently describes acts of judgment, warfare, and divine intervention, including YHWH striking enemies or plagues striking people. It conveys both human violence and covenantal judgment, underscoring themes of justice, retribution, and divine sovereignty. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular. The short imperative form הַךְ derives from נכה, a root that most commonly appears in Hiphil in the Hebrew Bible. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form הַךְ is a Hiphil imperative, second masculine singular, from נכה. The Hiphil stem expresses the causative force of delivering a blow, and the imperative addresses a single male directly. "Strike!" preserves the core idea of inflicting a blow while reflecting the direct command to one masculine individual. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נכה (striking, smiting, wounding, beating, killing, inflicting blows)
| 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 |