נֵכַחnêkach

front, always in preposition or adverb phrases

Pronunciation: nay'-kakh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5226

Meanings

1. in front of, opposite to, as adverb accusative (Exodus 14:2; Exodus 26:35; Exodus 40:24)

2. combined with prepositions

a. towards the front (Numbers 19:4)

b. to the front, right on (Proverbs 4:25; Genesis 30:38; Genesis 25:21)

Same root

נֹכַחnôkach · H5227properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of
נָכֹחַnâkôach · H5228straightforward, i.e. (figuratively), equitable, correct, or (abstractly), integrity

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).