נֹ֫כַח
no.khach
“before”
Definition
properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of
from the same as H5226 (נֵכַח);
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
נֹ֫כַח appears 24 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.
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Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
They surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.
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