נָכֵא
nâkêʼ · naw-kay'
smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted
Lexicon
Derivation: or נָכָא; from H5217 (נָכָא);
smitten, i.e. (figuratively) afflicted
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: broken, stricken, wounded.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the open hand that covers › strength, the leader
The seed, life continuing of the open hand that covers of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָכֵא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- is broken1 · 25%
- but a broken1 · 25%
- but a wounded1 · 25%
- surely they are stricken1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.