נָכֵה
nākēh
smitten
Strong's H5223AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 1364a

נָכֵה (nākēh) is a Hebrew adjective meaning smitten. It appears 3 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5223).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1364a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1364a)smitten, stricken; contrite, lame
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

נָכֵה adjective: smitten, stricken

Strong's H5223 נָכֶה: smitten, i.e. (literally) maimed, or (figuratively) dejected
KJV:contrite, lame.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1364: נָכָה nākâ — smite; be smitten down; strike, beat, give a thrust, attack, attack and destroy, chastise, send judgment upon, destroying; be smitten; cast forth, clap, give, kill, make, murderer, punish, slaughter, slay, slayer, slaying, smiter…

See it in Scripture

2 Samuel 4:4Isaiah 66:2

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