נְקָמָה
ne.qa.mah
“vengeance”
Definition
avengement, whether the act of the passion
feminine of H5359 (נָקָם);
- vengeance 1a) vengeance (by God, by Israel, by enemies of Israel)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
נְקָמָה appears 21 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
the God who avenges meand brings down nations beneath me,
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O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous,who sees the heart and mind,let me see Your vengeance upon them,for to You I have committed my cause.
Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives!Do not be destroyed in her punishment.For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance;He will pay her what she deserves.
“Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
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