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Lexicon :: Strong's H5359 - nāqām

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נָקָם
Transliteration
nāqām
Pronunciation
naw-kawm'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1413a

Strong’s Definitions

נָקָם nâqâm, naw-kawm'; from H5358; revenge:— avenged, quarrel, vengeance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H5359 in the following manner: vengeance (15x), quarrel (1x), avenge (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H5359 in the following manner: vengeance (15x), quarrel (1x), avenge (1x).

  1. vengeance

    1. vengeance (by God, by Samson, by enemies of Judah)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָקָם nâqâm, naw-kawm'; from H5358; revenge:— avenged, quarrel, vengeance.
STRONGS H5359: Abbreviations
† נָקָם noun masculine vengeance; — נ׳ Deuteronomy 32:35 + 14 times; construct נְקַם Leviticus 26:25; Judges 16:28; —
1. taken by God, absolute Ezekiel 24:8; Psalm 58:11; בְּדִית נ׳ vengeance of the covenant Leviticus 26:25 (H); יוֺם נקם Isaiah 34:8; Isaiah 61:2; Isaiah 63:4; בִּגְדֵי נ׳ Isaiah 59:17; לִי נָקָם וְשִׁלֵּם Deuteronomy 32:35; לקח נ׳ Isaiah 47:3; יבוא נ׳ Isaiah 35:4; with accusative adversary עשׂה נ׳ Micah 5:14; with לְ of adversary חשׁיב נ׳ Deuteronomy 32:41, 43.
2. Samson against Philistines, נקם נ׳ Judges 16:28.
3. enemies against Judah, absolute Ezekiel 25:12, 15; individual enemy יום נ׳ Proverbs 6:34.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

26:25; 26:25

Deuteronomy

32:35; 32:35; 32:41; 32:43

Judges

16:28; 16:28

Psalms

58:11

Proverbs

6:34

Isaiah

34:8; 35:4; 47:3; 59:17; 61:2; 63:4

Ezekiel

24:8; 25:12; 25:15

Micah

5:14

H5359

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Strong's Number H5359 matches the Hebrew נָקָם (nāqām),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:25

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“I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a pestilence among you, and you will be delivered into enemy hands.

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“Vengeance and retribution belong to me.[fn]

In time their foot will slip,

for their day of disaster is near,

and their doom is coming quickly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:41

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“when I sharpen my flashing sword,

and my hand takes hold of judgment,

I will take vengeance on my adversaries

and repay those who hate me.

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Rejoice, you nations, concerning his people,[fn]

for he will avenge the blood of his servants.[fn]

He will take vengeance on his adversaries;[fn]

he will purify his land and his people.[fn]

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He called out to the LORD, “Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, God, just once more. With one act of vengeance, let me pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”

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The righteous one will rejoice

when he sees the retribution;

he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

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For jealousy enrages a husband,

and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.

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For the LORD has a day of vengeance,

a time of paying back Edom

for its hostility against Zion.

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Say to the cowardly:

“Be strong; do not fear!

Here is your God; vengeance is coming.

God’s retribution is coming; he will save you.”

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“Your nakedness will be uncovered,

and your disgrace will be exposed.

I will take vengeance;

I will spare no one.”[fn]

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He put on righteousness as body armor,

and a helmet of salvation on his head;

he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,

and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.

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to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor,

and the day of our God’s vengeance;

to comfort all who mourn,

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For I planned the day of vengeance,

and the year of my redemption[fn] came.

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“In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance,

I have put her blood on the bare rock,

so that it would not be covered.

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“ ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah and incurred grievous guilt by taking revenge on them,

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“ ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with deep contempt, destroying because of their perpetual hatred,

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I will take vengeance in anger and wrath

against the nations that have not obeyed me.

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