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Lexicon :: Strong's H5227 - nōḵaḥ

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נֹכַח
Transliteration
nōḵaḥ
Pronunciation
no'-kakh
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Part of Speech
adjective, adverb, substantive
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as נֵכַח (H5226)
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TWOT Reference: 1365a

Strong’s Definitions

נֹכַח nôkach, no'-kakh; from the same as H5226; properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of:—(over) against, before, direct(-ly), for, right (on).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H5227 in the following manner: against (10x), before (9x), directly (1x), for (1x), on (1x), over (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H5227 in the following manner: against (10x), before (9x), directly (1x), for (1x), on (1x), over (1x).

  1. be in front of

    adverb

  2. in front of, opposite to, in the sight of, before, to the front, right on

    preposition

  3. towards the front of, in front of, on behalf of, as far as in front of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נֹכַח nôkach, no'-kakh; from the same as H5226; properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of:—(over) against, before, direct(-ly), for, right (on).
STRONGS H5227: Abbreviations
† נֹ֫כַח substantive front, always in prepositional or adverbial phrases, with suffix נִכְחוֺ [H5226 Exodus 14:2; Ezekiel 46:9]: —
1. as adverb accusative in front of, opposite to, [H5226 Exodus 14:2] נִכְחוֺ תַּחֲנוּ, Exodus 26:35 the candlestick נֹכַח הַשֻּׁלְחָן, Exodus 40:24, Joshua 18:17 (in the || Joshua 15:7, נֹכַח לְ : see לְ 5c), 1 Kings 20:29 וַיַּחֲנוּ אֵלֶּה נֹכַח אֵלֶּה, 1 Kings 22:35 (= 2 Chronicles 18:34), Esther 5:1 (twice in verse); H5226Ezekiel 46:9 Qr כִּי נִכְחוֺ יֵצֵא shall go out in front of himself, i.e. straightforward; compare נֶגְדּוֺ, נֶגֶד 1a (b). Figurative Proverbs 5:21 דַּרְכֵי אִישׁ כִּי נֹכַח עֵינֵי י׳ in the sight of י׳'s eyes are, etc., Judges 18:6 דַּרְכְּכֶם נֹכַח י׳ before י׳ is your way, i.e. under his eye and favourable regard. In the phrase פְּנֵי נֹכַח, Jeremiah 17:16 מוֺצָא שְׂפָתַי הָיָה פָּנֶיךָ נֹכַח was before thy face, Lamentations 2:19; Ezekiel 14:3 פְּנֵיהֶם נֹכַח נָֽתְנוּ עֲוֺנָם מִכְשׁוֺל (i.e. they contemplate it with pleasure), Ezekiel 14:4; Ezekiel 14:7.
2. combined with prepositions: —
a. אֶלנֹֿכַח, Numbers 19:4 פני אהל מועד וְהִזָּה אלנֿ׳ and sprinkle it towards the front of, etc.
b. ׃לְֹנכַח
(a) as adverb Proverbs 4:25 יביטו עיניך לנ׳ let thine eyes look to the front or right on (|| ועפיך יַישִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ);
(b) as preposition Genesis 30:38 לְֹנכַח הַצּאֹן in front of the flocks Genesis 25:21 וַיֶּעְתַּר ֗֗֗ לְֹנכַח אִשְׁתּוֺ in fornt of, i.e. on behalf of (compare pro), his wife;
(c) עַדנֹֿכַח, Judges 19:10 יְבוּס וַיָּבאֹ עַדנֿ׳ as fas as in front of Jebus, Judges 20:43; Ezekiel 47:20 (עַדנֹֿכַח לְ). Synonym נֶגֶד, which see.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:21; 30:38

Exodus

26:35; 40:24

Numbers

19:4

Joshua

15:7; 18:17

Judges

18:6; 19:10; 20:43

1 Kings

20:29; 22:35

2 Chronicles

18:34

Esther

5:1

Proverbs

4:25; 5:21

Jeremiah

17:16

Lamentations

2:19

Ezekiel

14:3; 14:4; 14:7; 46:9; 47:20

H5227

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Strong's Number H5227 matches the Hebrew נֹכַח (nōḵaḥ),
which occurs 23 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:21 - And Isaac entreated Yahweh on behalf H5227 of his wife because she was barren; and Yahweh [fn]was moved by his entreaty. So Rebekah his wife conceived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:38 - And he set the rods which he had peeled in front H5227 of the flocks in the trough, that is, in the watering channels, where the flocks came to drink; and they [fn]mated when they came to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:35 - “You shall set the table outside the veil and the lampstand opposite H5227 the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:24 - Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite H5227 the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:4 - ‘Next Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:7 - Then the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor and turned northward toward Gilgal which is opposite H5227 the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south of the valley; and the border continued to the waters of En-shemesh and [fn]it ended at En-rogel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:17 - Then it curved northward and went out to En-shemesh and went out to Geliloth, which is opposite H5227 the ascent of Adummim, and it went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:6 - So the priest said to them, “Go in peace; your way in which you are going is before H5227 Yahweh.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:10 -

But the man was not willing to spend the night, so he arose and went and came to a place before H5227 Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). And there were with him a pair of saddled donkeys; his concubine also was with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:43 - They surrounded Benjamin, pursued them without rest, and trod them down opposite H5227 Gibeah to the east toward the sunrise.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:29 - So they camped one opposite H5227 the other seven days. Now it happened that on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel struck down of the Arameans 100,000 foot soldiers in one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:35 - Now the battle [fn]raged that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot in front H5227 of the Arameans, and died at evening, and the blood from the wound ran into the bottom of the chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34 - Now the battle raged that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot in front H5227 of the Arameans until the evening; and at sunset he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 -

Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s house in front H5227 of the king’s [fn]rooms, and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the [fn]throne room, opposite H5227 the entrance to his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 -

Let your eyes look directly H5227 ahead H5227

And even let your eyelids be fixed straight in front of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:21 -

For the ways of a man are before H5227 the eyes of Yahweh,

And He watches all his tracks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16 -

But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,

Nor have I longed for the [fn]sickening day;

You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips

Was in Your presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:19 -

Qoph

“Arise, cry aloud in the night

At the head of the night watches;

Pour out your heart like water

Before H5227 the presence of the Lord;

Lift up your hands to Him

For the life of your infants

Who are faint because of hunger

At the head of every street.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:3 - “Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and have put right H5227 before H5227 their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity. Should I be inquired by them at all?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:4 - “Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right H5227 before H5227 his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet, I Yahweh will be brought to give him an answer [fn]in light of it, [fn]in light of the multitude of his idols,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7 - “For anyone of the house of Israel or of the sojourners who sojourn in Israel who separates himself from Me, sets up his idols in his heart, puts right H5227 before H5227 his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me for himself, I, Yahweh, will be brought to answer him in My own person.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:20 -

“And the west side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border to a point opposite H5227 [fn]Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

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