Nakhoach נָכֹחַ
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| נָכֹחַ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nakhoach |
| Strong's number | H5228 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | straightforward |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (2) |
Nakhoach (Hebrew נָכֹחַ, Strong's H5228) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “straightforward”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
straight, right, straightness, be in front of
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | right (2), plain (1), uprightness (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | right (1), all plain (1), honest (1), uprightly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nakhoach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 15:3And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”
Proverbs
- Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
- Proverbs 24:26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 57:2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).