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נָכָה H5221

H5221 is the Hebrew word נָכָה, transliterated nâkâh and said naw-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it smote.

Word: נָכָהTransliteration: nâkâhSaid: naw-kaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 452 verses

What it means

to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 400 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

smote 181×smite 79×slew 52×smitten 28×slain 16×slay 10×smiteth 9×killeth 8×slaughter 5×smiting 5×beat 4×beaten 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: 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.

Verses using נָכָה

The first 40 of 452 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 8:21 · KJV

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Genesis 14:5 · KJV

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

Genesis 14:7 · KJV

And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Genesis 14:15 · KJV

And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

Genesis 14:17 · KJV

And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.

Genesis 19:11 · KJV

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Genesis 32:8 · KJV

And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.

Genesis 32:11 · KJV

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.

Genesis 34:30 · KJV

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Genesis 36:35 · KJV

And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

Genesis 37:21 · KJV

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

Exodus 2:11 · KJV

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Exodus 2:12 · KJV

And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

Exodus 2:13 · KJV

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Exodus 3:20 · KJV

And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

Exodus 5:14 · KJV

And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

Exodus 5:16 · KJV

There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.

Exodus 7:17 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.

Exodus 7:20 · KJV

And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

Exodus 7:25 · KJV

And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river.

Exodus 8:16 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 8:17 · KJV

And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 9:15 · KJV

For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

Exodus 9:25 · KJV

And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

Exodus 9:31 · KJV

And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.

Exodus 9:32 · KJV

But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up.

Exodus 12:12 · KJV

For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

Exodus 12:13 · KJV

And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

Exodus 12:29 · KJV

And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

Exodus 17:5 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.

Exodus 17:6 · KJV

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Exodus 21:12 · KJV

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

Exodus 21:15 · KJV

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

Exodus 21:18 · KJV

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

Exodus 21:19 · KJV

If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.

Exodus 21:20 · KJV

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

Exodus 21:26 · KJV

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.

Exodus 22:2 · KJV

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

Leviticus 24:17 · KJV

And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 24:18 · KJV

And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5221 mean?

H5221 is the Hebrew word נָכָה (nâkâh), meaning to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively).

How is H5221 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it smote (181 times), smite (79 times), slew (52 times), smitten (28 times), slain (16 times), among others.

How many times does H5221 appear in the Bible?

נָכָה (nâkâh) is tagged in 452 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5221 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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