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נָקִי H5355

H5355 is the Hebrew word נָקִי, transliterated nâqîy and said naw-kee'. The King James Version most often renders it innocent.

Word: נָקִיTransliteration: nâqîySaid: naw-kee'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 38 verses

What it means

innocent.

Where it comes from

or נָקִיא; (Joel 4:19; Jonah [1:14), from H5352 (נָקָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 37 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

innocent 22×guiltless 4×guilt of innocent 2×one thou shalt be clear 1×free 1×blameless 1×quit 1×against innocent 1×none was exempted 1×also for the innocent 1×being innocent 1×against the innocent 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.

Verses using נָקִי

All 38 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:41 · KJV

Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

Exodus 23:7 · KJV

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Numbers 32:22 · KJV

And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.

Deuteronomy 19:10 · KJV

That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.

Deuteronomy 19:13 · KJV

Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.

Deuteronomy 21:8 · KJV

Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel’s charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

Deuteronomy 21:9 · KJV

So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 24:5 · KJV

When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.

Deuteronomy 27:25 · KJV

Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Joshua 2:17 · KJV

And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

Joshua 2:19 · KJV

And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.

Joshua 2:20 · KJV

And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

1 Samuel 19:5 · KJV

For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

2 Samuel 3:28 · KJV

And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

2 Samuel 14:9 · KJV

And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.

1 Kings 15:22 · KJV

Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

2 Kings 21:16 · KJV

Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.

2 Kings 24:4 · KJV

And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.

Job 4:7 · KJV

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

Job 17:8 · KJV

Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

Job 22:19 · KJV

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

Job 22:30 · KJV

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

Job 27:17 · KJV

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

Psalm 10:8 · KJV

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

Psalm 15:5 · KJV

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 24:4 · KJV

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Psalm 94:21 · KJV

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Psalm 106:38 · KJV

And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

Proverbs 1:11 · KJV

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Proverbs 6:17 · KJV

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Isaiah 59:7 · KJV

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

Jeremiah 2:34 · KJV

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

Jeremiah 7:6 · KJV

If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

Jeremiah 22:3 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 22:17 · KJV

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Jeremiah 26:15 · KJV

But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.

Joel 3:19 · KJV

Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

Jonah 1:14 · KJV

Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5355 mean?

H5355 is the Hebrew word נָקִי (nâqîy), meaning innocent.

How is H5355 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it innocent (22 times), guiltless (4 times), guilt of innocent (2 times), one thou shalt be clear (1 time), free (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5355 appear in the Bible?

נָקִי (nâqîy) is tagged in 38 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5355 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or נָקִיא; (Joel 4:19; Jonah [1:14), from H5352 (נָקָה).

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