נָקָהnâqâh

be empty(?), clean

Pronunciation: naw-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5352

Meanings

Qal: probably error for ׳ הנקה ת (Jeremiah 49:12; Jeremiah 25:29)

Niph`al

1. be cleaned out (Isaiah 3:26; Zechariah 5:3)

2. be clean, free from guilt, innocent (Jeremiah 2:35; Psalms 19:14; Numbers 5:31)

3. be free, exempt from punishment (Exodus 21:19; Numbers 5:28; 1 Samuel 26:9)

4. free, exempt from obligation (Genesis 24:8; Genesis 24:41; Numbers 5:19)

Piel

1. hold innocent, acquit (Job 9:28; Job 10:4; Psalms 19:13)

2. leave unpunished (1 Kings 2:9; Exodus 34:7; Numbers 14:18)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 44 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 24:8 If she is unwilling to come back with you, then you are free from this oath of mine. But under no circumstances are you to take my son there.”
  • Genesis 24:41 Then you will have fulfilled your obligation. But if you go to my relatives and they refuse to let her go with you, you will be free from my oath.’
  • Exodus 20:7 “You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
  • Exodus 21:19 If he is later able to walk outside again, even with a crutch, the assailant will not be punished but must compensate his victim for lost wages and provide for his full recovery.
  • Exodus 34:7 I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But I do not excuse the guilty. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; the entire family is affected— even children in the third and fourth generations.”
  • Numbers 5:19 The priest will then put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has had sex with you, and you have not gone astray and defiled yourself while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune from the effects of this bitter water that brings on the curse.
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