Strong's Lexicon naqah: To be clean, to be free, to be innocent, to be exempt Original Word: נָקָה Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1344 (δικαιόω, dikaioō) - to justify, to declare righteous - G2513 (καθαρός, katharos) - clean, pure Usage: The Hebrew verb "naqah" primarily conveys the idea of being clean or free from guilt, punishment, or obligation. It is often used in contexts where innocence is declared or where a person is absolved from blame or penalty. The term can also imply being exempt from a duty or responsibility. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, concepts of purity and innocence were deeply intertwined with religious and legal practices. The idea of being "clean" was not only a physical state but also a spiritual and moral condition. The use of "naqah" reflects the importance of maintaining purity before God and the community, as well as the desire for divine forgiveness and absolution from sin. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to be empty or clean NASB Translation acquit (3), acquitted (2), avenge (1), avenged (1), blameless (1), by means clear (1), completely acquitted (1), completely free (1), completely free from punishment (1), deserted (1), free (4), free from punishment (1), go unpunished (8), immune (1), innocent (1), leave unpunished (2), means leave (4), by means leave unpunished (2), by means leave unpunished (2), purged (2), unpunished (1), without guilt (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [נָקָה] verb be empty(?), clean (Ecclus 16:11b Niph`al Imperfect ינקה be unpunished, so Ecclesiasticus 40:15; Ecclesiasticus 31:5 = Proverbs 28:20; Late Hebrew Pi`el = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic נְקָא Pa`el = Biblical Hebrew, adjective נְקֵא clean; Phoenician נקי adjective pure; Palmyrene נקא be clean (perhaps) in proper name SachauZMG xxxv (1881), 735 Lzb325; Assyrian nâkû, pour out, pour libation, make offering, nikû, libation, offering; Old Aramaic נקיה perhaps = נוּקָיָה libation (Lzb326), compare Syriac Qal Infinitive absolute נָקֹה Jeremiah 49:12 (נָקֹה תִּנָּקֶה, probably error for ׳הנקה ת, compare Jeremiah 25:29). Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִקָּה Zechariah 5:3 5t.; feminine נִקְּתָה Numbers 5:28; נִקָּ֑תָה Isaiah 3:26; 2masculine singular נִקֵּיתָ Genesis 24:8; 1singular נִקֵּיתִי Judges 15:3 2t.; Imperfect יִנָקֶה Proverbs 6:29 6t.; 2 masculine singular תִּנָּקֶה Genesis 24:41 2t.; plural תִּנָּקוּ Jeremiah 25:29 (twice in verse); Imperative הִנָּקֹי Numbers 5:19; Infinitive הִנָּקִה Jeremiah 25:29; — 1 be cleaned out, of a plundered city Isaiah 3:26; purged out, of liars and perjurers Zechariah 5:3 (twice in verse). 2 be clean, free from guilt, innocent, Jeremiah 2:35 with מִן, מִמֶּשַׁע Psalm 19:14; מֵעָוֺן Numbers 5:31(P); מִמְּלִשְׁתִּים from (at the hands of) the Philistines Judges 15:3. 3 be free, exempt from punishment, absolute Exodus 21:19 (E) Numbers 5:28 (P) 1 Samuel 26:9; לֹא יִנָּקֶה Proverbs 6:29; Proverbs 11:21; Proverbs 16:5; Proverbs 17:5; Proverbs 19:5,9; Proverbs 28:20; Jeremiah 25:29 (3 t. in verse); Jeremiah 49:12 b, נָקֹה תִּנָּקֶה Jeremiah 49:12 a. 4 free, exempt from obligation, with מִן, from oaths Genesis 24:8,41 (J); מִמֵּי הַמָּרִים from effects of drinking the bitter water Numbers 5:19 (P). Piel Perfect1singular נִקֵּיתִי Joshua 4:21 (ᵐ5 ᵑ6 נִקַּמְתִּי; so Now SS Buhl); Imperfect3masculine singular יְנַקֶּה Exodus 20:7 2t.; יְנַקֵּ֑ה Numbers 14:18; Nahum 1:3; 2masculine singular suffix תְּנַקֵּנִי Job 9:28; Job 10:14; תְּנַקֵּהוּ 1 Kings 2:9; 1singular suffix אֲנַקֶּ֑ךָּ Jeremiah 30:11; Jeremiah 46:28; Imperative suffix נַקֵּנִי Psalm 19:13; Infinitive absolute נַקֵּה Exodus 34:7 4t.; — 1. hold innocent, acquit, Job 9:28; מֵעֲוֺנִי Job 10:4; מִנִּסְתּרוֺת Psalm 19:13. 2 leave unpunished: of man, with accusative 1 Kings 2:9; elsewhere of God: absolute נַקֵּה לאֹ יְנַקֶּה Exodus 34:7 (twice in verse) = Numbers 14:18 (twice in verse) (all J) = Nahum 1:3 (twice in verse); with accusative לאֹ יְנַקֶּה Exodus 20:7 = Deuteronomy 5:11; נַקֵּה לאֹ אֲנַקֶּךָּ Jeremiah 30:11 (twice in verse) = Jeremiah 46:28 (twice in verse), compare Joel 4:21 (twice in verse) (but see above). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance acquit at all, altogether, be blameless, cleanse, be clearing, cut offA primitive root; to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. Extirpated -- acquit X at all, X altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, X by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, X utterly, X wholly. Forms and Transliterations אֲנַקֶּֽךָּ׃ אנקך׃ הִנָּקִ֕י הִנָּקֵ֣ה הנקה הנקי וְ֝נִקֵּ֗יתִי וְנִקְּתָ֖ה וְנִקִּ֕יתָ וְנִקֵּ֖יתִי וְנִקָּ֖תָה וְנִקָּ֣ה וְנִקָּ֥ה וְנִקָּֽה׃ וְנַקֵּ֖ה וְנַקֵּה֙ ונקה ונקה׃ ונקית ונקיתי ונקתה יְנַקֶּ֑ה יְנַקֶּ֔ה יְנַקֶּה֙ יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה יִנָּ֣קֶה יִנָּקֶ֑ה יִנָּקֶֽה׃ ינקה ינקה׃ נִקֵּ֑יתִי נִקֵּ֔יתִי נִקֵּ֥יתִי נִקָּ֔ה נִקָּֽה׃ נַקֵּֽנִי׃ נָקֹ֖ה נקה נקה׃ נקיתי נקני׃ תְּנַקֵּ֔הוּ תְנַקֵּֽנִי׃ תִּנָּקֶ֑ה תִּנָּקֶה֙ תִנָּק֑וּ תִנָּק֔וּ תִנָּקֶ֔ה תנקה תנקהו תנקו תנקני׃ ’ă·naq·qe·kā ’ănaqqekā anakKeka hin·nā·qêh hin·nā·qî hinnaKeh hinnaKi hinnāqêh hinnāqî nā·qōh nakKeni naKoh naq·qê·nî nāqōh naqqênî nikKah nikKeiti niq·qāh niq·qê·ṯî niqqāh niqqêṯî tə·naq·qê·hū ṯə·naq·qê·nî tenakKehu tenakKeni tənaqqêhū ṯənaqqênî tin·nā·qeh ṯin·nā·qeh ṯin·nā·qū tinnaKeh tinnaKu tinnāqeh ṯinnāqeh ṯinnāqū venakKeh venikKah venikKatah venikKeiti venikkeTah venikKita wə·naq·qêh wə·niq·qā·ṯāh wə·niq·qāh wə·niq·qə·ṯāh wə·niq·qê·ṯî wə·niq·qî·ṯā wənaqqêh wəniqqāh wəniqqāṯāh wəniqqəṯāh wəniqqêṯî wəniqqîṯā yə·naq·qeh yenakKeh yənaqqeh yin·nā·qeh yinnaKeh yinnāqehLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 24:8 HEB: לָלֶ֣כֶת אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ וְנִקִּ֕יתָ מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖י זֹ֑את NAS: to follow you, then you will be free from this KJV: thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: INT: along thee will be free my oath likewise Genesis 24:41 Exodus 20:7 Exodus 21:19 Exodus 34:7 Exodus 34:7 Numbers 5:19 Numbers 5:28 Numbers 5:31 Numbers 14:18 Numbers 14:18 Deuteronomy 5:11 Judges 15:3 1 Samuel 26:9 1 Kings 2:9 Job 9:28 Job 10:14 Psalm 19:12 Psalm 19:13 Proverbs 6:29 Proverbs 11:21 Proverbs 16:5 Proverbs 17:5 Proverbs 19:5 Proverbs 19:9 44 Occurrences |