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Lexicon :: Strong's H5360 - nᵊqāmâ

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נְקָמָה
Transliteration
nᵊqāmâ
Pronunciation
nek-aw-maw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1413b

Strong’s Definitions

נְקָמָה nᵉqâmâh, nek-aw-maw'; feminine of H5359; avengement, whether the act or the passion:— avenge, revenge(-ing), vengeance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H5360 in the following manner: vengeance (18x), avenge (with H5414) (3x), revenge (3x), Avenge (with H5358) (1x), avenged (1x), take vengeance for thee (with H5358) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H5360 in the following manner: vengeance (18x), avenge (with H5414) (3x), revenge (3x), Avenge (with H5358) (1x), avenged (1x), take vengeance for thee (with H5358) (1x).

  1. vengeance

    1. vengeance (by God, by Israel, by enemies of Israel)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נְקָמָה nᵉqâmâh, nek-aw-maw'; feminine of H5359; avengement, whether the act or the passion:— avenge, revenge(-ing), vengeance.
STRONGS H5360: Abbreviations
† נְקָמָה noun feminine vengeance (on formation compare LagBN 143); — נ׳ Jeremiah 46:10 + 3 times; construct נִקְמַת Numbers 31:2 + 7 times; suffix נִקְמָתִי Ezekiel 25:14 + 7 times suffixes; plural נְקָמוֺת Judges 11:36 + 5 times; נְקָמֹת 2 Samuel 22:48; —
1. vengeance of God, absolute Ezekiel 25:14; נקם נ׳ Jeremiah 51:36; דַּם נִקְמַת Psalm 79:10; אֵל נְקָמוֺת Psalm 94:1 (twice in verse); עֵת נ׳ Jeremiah 51:6; יוֺם נ׳ Jeremiah 46:10; יהוה נ׳ Jeremiah 50:15, 28; Jeremiah 51:11; הֵיכָלוֺ נ׳ Jeremiah 50:28; Jeremiah 51:11; with בְּ of adversary, נתן נ׳ Ezekiel 25:14, 17; עשׂה נ׳ Ezekiel 25:17; with מִן of adversary נתן נ׳ 2 Samuel 4:8 עשׂה נ׳ Judges 11:36; נִקְמָֽתְךָ מֵהֶם Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 20:12; with לְ whom נתן נ׳ 2 Samuel 22:48 = Psalm 18:48.
2. of Israel and its chiefs מן נקם נ׳ Numbers 31:2 (P); with בְ׳, נתן ני׳ Numbers 31:3 (P); עשׂה נ׳ Psalm 149:7.
3. enemies of Israel absolute Lamentations 3:60; עשׂה בנקמה; Ezekiel 25:15; of Jeremiah מן לקח מ׳ Jeremiah 20:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

31:2; 31:2; 31:3

Judges

11:36; 11:36

2 Samuel

4:8; 22:48; 22:48

Psalms

18:48; 79:10; 94:1; 149:7

Jeremiah

11:20; 20:10; 20:12; 46:10; 46:10; 50:15; 50:28; 50:28; 51:6; 51:11; 51:11; 51:36

Lamentations

3:60

Ezekiel

25:14; 25:14; 25:14; 25:15; 25:17; 25:17

H5360

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5360 matches the Hebrew נְקָמָה (nᵊqāmâ),
which occurs 27 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:2 - “On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:3 - So Moses said to the people, “Choose some men, and arm them to fight the LORD’s war of revenge against Midian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:36 - And she said, “Father, if you have made a vow to the LORD, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:8 - When they arrived at Hebron, they presented Ishbosheth’s head to David. “Look!” they exclaimed to the king. “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of your enemy Saul who tried to kill you. Today the LORD has given my lord the king revenge on Saul and his entire family!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:48

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:48 - He is the God who pays back those who harm me;
he brings down the nations under me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:47 - He is the God who pays back those who harm me;
he subdues the nations under me

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:10 - Why should pagan nations be allowed to scoff,
asking, “Where is their God?”
Show us your vengeance against the nations,
for they have spilled the blood of your servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:1 - O LORD, the God of vengeance,
O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:7 - to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20 - O LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
you make righteous judgments,
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
Let me see your vengeance against them,
for I have committed my cause to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:10 - I have heard the many rumors about me.
They call me “The Man Who Lives in Terror.”
They threaten, “If you say anything, we will report it.”
Even my old friends are watching me,
waiting for a fatal slip.
“He will trap himself,” they say,
“and then we will get our revenge on him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - O LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
you test those who are righteous,
and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets.
Let me see your vengeance against them,
for I have committed my cause to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:10 - For this is the day of the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
a day of vengeance on his enemies.
The sword will devour until it is satisfied,
yes, until it is drunk with your blood!
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today
in the north country beside the Euphrates River.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:15 - Shout war cries against her from every side.
Look! She surrenders!
Her walls have fallen.
It is the LORD’s vengeance,
so take vengeance on her.
Do to her as she has done to others!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:28 - Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon,
as they tell in Jerusalem
how the LORD our God has taken vengeance
against those who destroyed his Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:6 - Flee from Babylon! Save yourselves!
Don’t get trapped in her punishment!
It is the LORD’s time for vengeance;
he will repay her in full.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 - Sharpen the arrows!
Lift up the shields![fn]
For the LORD has inspired the kings of the Medes
to march against Babylon and destroy her.
This is his vengeance against those
who desecrated his Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:36 - This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem:
“I will be your lawyer to plead your case,
and I will avenge you.
I will dry up her river,
as well as her springs,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:60

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:60 - You have seen the vengeful plots
my enemies have laid against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:14 - I will accomplish this by the hand of my people of Israel. They will carry out my vengeance with anger, and Edom will know that this vengeance is from me. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of bitter revenge and long-standing contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:17 - I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the LORD.”
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