נָקַם (nāqam) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning avenge. It appears
35 times
in 15 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5358).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1413)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1413)avenge, take vengeance; entertain revengeful feelings; avenge oneself, suffer vengeance; be avenged, vengeance be taken; grudge, punish; avenger, revenge
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נָקַםverb: avenge, take vengeance
Qal
1.avenge, take vengeance
2.entertain revengeful feelings
Niphal
1.avenge oneself
2.suffer vengeance
Pielavenge
Hophalbe avenged, vengeance be taken
Hithpaelavenge oneself
Strong's H5358נָקַם: to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish KJV:avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), × surely, take vengeance.
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.