Word Study · Strong's H5228 · Hebrew
נָכֹחַ
nakoach
naw-ko'-akh
Strong's 1890 spelling: nâkôach
“straightforward, i.e. (figuratively), equitable, correct, or (abstractly), integrity”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
straightforward, i.e. (figuratively), equitable, correct, or (abstractly), integrity
Rendered in the KJV as
plain, right, uprightness.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וּנְכֹחִ֑ים1
- נְכֹחֽוֹ׃1
- נְ֭כֹחִים1
- נְכֹחִֽים׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- [are] right1
- and right1
- right1
- uprightness his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- adjective · masculine plural2
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAampa · 2
- HAamsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HC/Aampa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
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