נָקָםnâqâm

Meanings

Same root

• נָקַםnâqam · H5358to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish
• נְקָמָהnᵉqâmâh · H5360avengement, whether the act of the passion

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

• Leviticus 26:25 I will send armies against you to carry out the curse of the covenant you have broken. When you run to your towns for safety, I will send a plague to destroy you there, and you will be handed over to your enemies.
• Deuteronomy 32:35 I will take revenge; I will pay them back. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.’
• Deuteronomy 32:41 when I sharpen my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will take revenge on my enemies and repay those who reject me.
• Deuteronomy 32:43 “Rejoice with him, you heavens, and let all of God’s angels worship him. Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles, and let all the angels be strengthened in him. For he will avenge the blood of his children; he will take revenge against his enemies. He will repay those who hate him and cleanse his people’s land.”
• Judges 16:28 Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”
• Psalms 58:10 The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.