נְכֹחָה
nᵉkôchâh · nek-o-khaw'
properly, straightforwardness, i.e. (figuratively) integrity, or (concretely) a truth
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H5228 (נָכֹחַ);
properly, straightforwardness, i.e. (figuratively) integrity, or (concretely) a truth
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: equity, right (thing), uprightness.
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
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › the open hand that covers › to separate and protect › to reveal, behold
The seed, life continuing of the open hand that covers that works to separate and protect that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְכֹחָה 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 · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of uprightness1 · 25%
- not unto us right things1 · 25%
- and equity1 · 25%
- right1 · 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.