נָקָה

na.qahVerbH5352

to clear

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off 1a) (Qal) to be empty, be clean, be pure 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleaned out, be purged out 1b2) to be clean, be free from guilt, be innocent 1b3) to be free, be exempt from punishment 1b4) to be free, be exempt from obligation 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to hold innocent, acquit 1c2) to leave unpunished

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

30 times

Appears 30 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
7
Jeremiah
5
Numbers
4
Exodus
3
Genesis
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 2:9
  • Genesis 24:8
  • Jeremiah 30:11
  • Numbers 14:18
  • Proverbs 17:5

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