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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.
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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 prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:38 - He set the sticks that he had peeled in front of the flocks in the troughs, that is, the watering places, where the flocks came to drink. And since they bred when they came to drink,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:35 - And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle opposite the table, 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 - He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:4 - And 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 - And the boundary goes up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, and so northward, turning toward Gilgal, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the valley. And the boundary passes along to the waters of En-shemesh and ends at En-rogel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:17 - Then it bends in a northerly direction going on to En-shemesh, and from there goes to Geliloth, which is opposite the ascent of Adummim. Then it goes 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 - And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:10 - But the man would not spend the night. He rose up and departed and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a couple of saddled donkeys, and his concubine was with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:43 - Surrounding the Benjaminites, they pursued them and trod them down from Nohah[fn] as far as opposite Gibeah on the east.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:29 - And they encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined. And the people of Israel struck down of the Syrians 100,000 foot soldiers in one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:35 - And the battle continued that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, until at evening he died. And the blood of the wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34 - And the battle continued that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening. Then at sunset he died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, in front of the king’s quarters, while the king was sitting on his royal throne inside the throne room opposite the entrance to the palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:21 - For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD,
and he ponders[fn] all his paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16 - I have not run away from being your shepherd,
nor have I desired the day of sickness.
You know what came out of my lips;
it was before your face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:19 - “Arise, cry out in the night,
at the beginning of the night watches!
Pour out your heart like water
before the presence of the Lord!
Lift your hands to him
for the lives of your children,
who faint for 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 taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:4 - Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7 - For any one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel, who separates himself from me, taking his idols into his heart and putting the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to a prophet to consult me through him, I the LORD will answer him myself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:20 - “On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.
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