נֹכַח
nōkaḥ
front
Strong's H5227AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 1365a

נֹכַח (nōkaḥ) is a Hebrew adjective meaning front. It appears 23 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5227).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1365a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1365a)front; in front of, opposite to; straight, right, straightness; fore, opposite, straightforward, equitable, correct, integrity, forward, in behalf of, straightforwardness, truth; before, over against, plain, uprightness, against…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

נֹ֫כַח substantive: front

נָכֹחַ adjective: straight, right, straightness

and substantive straight, right, straightness

Strong's H5226 נֵכַח: properly, the fore part; used adverbially, opposite
KJV:before, over against.

Strong's H5228 נָכֹחַ: straightforward, i.e. (figuratively), equitable, correct, or (abstractly), integrity
KJV:plain, right, uprightness.

Strong's H5227 נֹכַח: properly, the front part; used adverbially (especially with preposition), opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of
KJV:(over) against, before, direct(-ly), for, right (on).

Strong's H5229 נְכֹחָה: properly, straightforwardness, i.e. (figuratively) integrity, or (concretely) a truth
KJV:equity, right (thing), uprightness.

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 1365: נכח nkḥ — Root of: נֵכַח front; נָכֹחַ front; נֹ֫כַח front; נְכֹחָה front

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Genesis 25:21Exodus 26:35Numbers 19:4

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