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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 - Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:38 - Then he set up the peeled branches in all the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink. He set up the branches in front of the flocks when they were in heat and came to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:35 - You are to put the table outside the curtain and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle, opposite the table, and you are to place the table on the north side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:24 - And 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 - Eleazar the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times directly in front of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:7 - It then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning northward to Gilgal (which is opposite the Pass of Adummim south of the valley), crossed to the waters of En Shemesh and extended to En Rogel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:17 - It went northward, extending to En Shemesh and Geliloth opposite the Pass of Adummim, and descended to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:6 - The priest said to them, "Go with confidence. The LORD will be with you on your mission."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:10 - But the man did not want to stay another night. He left and traveled as far as Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:43 - They surrounded the Benjaminites, chased them from Nohah, and annihilated them all the way to a spot east of Geba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:29 - The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:35 - While the battle raged throughout the day, the king stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening; the blood from the wound ran down into the bottom of the chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34 - While the battle raged throughout the day, the king stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening as the sun was setting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - It so happened that on the third day Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace, opposite the king's quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the palace, opposite the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:21 - For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD's eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person's paths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:16 - But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:19 - Get up! Cry out in the night when the night watches start! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord! Lift up your hands to him for your children's lives; they are fainting at every street corner. ר (Resh)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:3 - "Son of man, these men have erected their idols in their hearts and placed the obstacle leading to their iniquity right before their faces. Should I really allow them to seek me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:4 - Therefore speak to them and say to them, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: When any one from the house of Israel erects his idols in his heart and sets the obstacle leading to his iniquity before his face, and then consults a prophet, I the LORD am determined to answer him personally according to the enormity of his idolatry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:7 - For when anyone from the house of Israel, or the foreigner who lives in Israel, separates himself from me and erects his idols in his heart and sets the obstacle leading to his iniquity before his face, and then consults a prophet to seek something from me, I the LORD am determined to answer him personally.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:20

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