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HebrewH5359Noun (Masculine)

נָקָם

na.qam

15Occurrences
H5359Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

revenge

from H5358 (נָקַם);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. vengeance 1a) vengeance (by God, by Samson, by enemies of Judah)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

נָקָם appears 15 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
6
Deuteronomy
3
Ezk
3
Judges
1
Leviticus
1
Proverbs
1

Key Passages

Deuteronomy 32:35BSB

Vengeance is Mine; I will repay.In due time their foot will slip;for their day of disaster is near,and their doom is coming quickly.”

Ezk 24:8BSB

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Isaiah 34:8BSB

For the LORD has a day of vengeance,a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

Isaiah 59:17BSB

He put on righteousness like a breastplate,and the helmet of salvation on His head;He put on garments of vengeanceand wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.

Judges 16:28BSB

Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

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