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נְקָמָה H5360
H5360 is the Hebrew word נְקָמָה, transliterated nᵉqâmâh and said nek-aw-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it vengeance.
What it means
avengement, whether the act of the passion.
Where it comes from
feminine of H5359 (נָקָם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 25 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] avenge, revenge(-ing), vengeance.
Verses using נְקָמָה
All 21 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 31:2 · KJV
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
Numbers 31:3 · KJV
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.
Judges 11:36 · KJV
And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel 4:8 · KJV
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
2 Samuel 22:48 · KJV
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
Psalm 18:47 · KJV
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
Psalm 79:10 · KJV
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Psalm 94:1 · KJV
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
Psalm 149:7 · KJV
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
Jeremiah 11:20 · KJV
But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
Jeremiah 20:12 · KJV
But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
Jeremiah 46:10 · KJV
For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Jeremiah 50:15 · KJV
Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
Jeremiah 50:28 · KJV
The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
Jeremiah 51:6 · KJV
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
Jeremiah 51:11 · KJV
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple.
Jeremiah 51:36 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
Lamentations 3:60 · KJV
Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.
Ezekiel 25:14 · KJV
And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 25:15 · KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
Ezekiel 25:17 · KJV
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5360 mean?
H5360 is the Hebrew word נְקָמָה (nᵉqâmâh), meaning avengement, whether the act of the passion.
How is H5360 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it vengeance (16 times), avenge (2 times), avengeth (2 times), avenged (1 time), revenging (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5360 appear in the Bible?
נְקָמָה (nᵉqâmâh) is tagged in 21 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5360 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H5359 (נָקָם).
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